Neville Frankel
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Neville D. Frankel | |
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| Born | Neville David Frankel 7 December 1948 Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Occupation | Novelist, financial planner |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Dartmouth College (B.A.), University of Toledo (M.A.), University of Toronto (Ph.D., ABD) |
| Genre | Literary fiction, historical fiction |
| Notable awards | Emmy |
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Neville Frankel (born 7 December 1948) is a South Africa-born, American writer of literary and historical fiction. His novels include The Third Power (1980) and Bloodlines (2012). He received an Emmy for his work on a BBC documentary in 1984.[1]
Frankel is also a financial planner.[2]
Early life and education
Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, Frankel immigrated to the United States with his family in 1962 at the age of 14. He majored in English at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, where he graduated in 1972. He earned an MA in English literature from the University of Toledo in 1976. He subsequently pursued doctoral work in English literature at the University of Toronto.[3]
Literary career
Frankel’s first published book was The Third Power (1980), a political thriller about the transformation of Rhodesia to Zimbabwe.[1][4]
He was the program consultant[5] for the Emmy award-winning[6] documentary, The Mind of a Murderer: Part 1, produced by the BBC/Frontline in 1984.
In 2005 Frankel resumed his writing career and published Bloodlines, a novel set in South Africa’s anti-apartheid era, in 2012.[7][8]
Personal life
Frankel is married and has three grown children and one grandchild. He is also an avid painter.[3]
Bibliography
Novels
- The Third Power (1980) ISBN 978-1-4800-7470-5
- Bloodlines (2012) ISBN 0984963200
Documentary film
- The Mind of a Murderer: Part 1, British Broadcasting Company/Frontline (1984)
Award
- 1984: Emmy for BBC/Frontline documentary film
References
- ^ a b Cantrell, Cindy (3 February 2013). "Newton man bases book on his native South Africa". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
- ^ Rosen, Michael (31 October 2013). "Author's 'Bloodlines' views Jewish role in battling apartheid". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
- ^ a b "Neville Frankel". Goodreads. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
- ^ Callender, Newgate (8 March 1981). "Crime (Book Review)". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
- ^ "The Mind of a Murderer, Part 1 (Transcript)". Frontline. PBS. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
- ^ "The Mind of a Murderer: Part 1". Frontline. PBS. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
- ^ "Bloodlines". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
- ^ "Bloodlines". Jewish Book Council. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
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