"For me, most writing consists of siphoning out useless pre-story matter, cutting and cutting and cutting, what seems to be endless rewriting, and what is entailed in all that is patience, and waiting, and false starts, and dead ends, and really, in a way, nerve."
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Deborah Eisenberg, born on February 24, 1945, in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, stands as a prominent figure in contemporary American literature, revered for her incisive short stories and keen social observations. A graduate of Barnard College, she has not only authored acclaimed collections like "Transactions in a Foreign Currency" and "The Stories of Deborah Eisenberg," but has also earned accolades including the National Book Award and the PEN/Faulkner Award. Eisenberg's work, characterized by its sharp wit and psychological depth, continues to inspire readers and writers alike.
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"I'm a bit of an expert on anger, having suffered from it all through my youth, when I was both brunt and font. It's certainly the most miserable state to be in but it's also tremendously gratifying, really - rage feels justified."
Deborah Eisenberg"The world belongs to no one. There are very few people who fit into the world. And part of the struggle of every human life is to somehow claim a place on the planet, but it's at the forefront of the experience of the wandering race. The wandering people."
Deborah Eisenberg