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), Bloodlines (2012) and On the Sickle's Edge (2017). He received an Emmy for his work on a BBC documentary in 1984.[1]
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| Born | Neville David Frankel 7 December 1948 Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| 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 (1984), National Jewish Book Award finalist (2017) |
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Frankel was also a financial planner for more than thirty years.[2]
Early life and education
editBorn 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
editFrankel’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]
In 2017 Frankel published On the Sickle's Edge, a novel set in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe in the 20th century and inspired by the author's own family story.[9] On the Sickle's Edge was selected as a 2017 National Jewish Book Award finalist in the Book Club Award category.[10]
Personal life
editFrankel is married and has three grown children and five grandchildren. He is also an avid painter and mountain hiker.[3]
Bibliography
editNovels
edit- The Third Power (1980) ISBN 978-1-4800-7470-5
- Bloodlines (2012) ISBN 0984963200
- On the Sickle's Edge (2017) ISBN 978-1-944884-10-9
Documentary film
edit- The Mind of a Murderer: Part 1, British Broadcasting Company/Frontline (1984)
Awards
edit- 1984: Emmy for BBC/Frontline documentary film
- 2017: National Jewish Book Award: Finalist in the Book Club Award category[10]
References
edit- ^ 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. 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.
- ^ Skane, Rebecca (October 11, 2016). "Local Author New Release: On the Sickle's Edge by Neville D. Frankel". The Portsmouth Review. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
- ^ a b "2017 National Jewish Book Award Winners and Finalists". Jewish Book Council. Retrieved 12 February 2018.