Rafael Frumkin

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About the Author

Rafael Frumkin is an acclaimed author of fiction and nonfiction and a professor of creative writing. His first novel, The Comedown, is currently in development with Starz as a comedic drama series executive produced by Regina King and Freddie Highmore. His highly anticipated second novel, Confidence, will be published in Spring 2023 with a story collection, Bugsy, to follow in 2024.

He is a graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and the Medill School of Journalism. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Paris Review, Granta, and Guernica, among others.