Lawrence Shainberg is an American

author An author is the writer of a book, article, play, mostly written work. A broader definition of the word "author" states: "''An author is "the person who originated or gave existence to anything" and whose authorship determines responsibility f ...

born in Memphis, Tennessee. His books include ''Ambivalent Zen'', a memoir of spiritual ambition and his experience with

Kyudo Nakagawa Kyudo Nakagawa (中川球童, February 12, 1927—December 29, 2007), or Nakagawa Kyūdō, was a Japanese-born Rinzai rōshi who for many years led Soho Zen Buddhist Society, Inc. in Manhattan's Lower East Side. Biography A Dharma heir of the l ...

, ''One on One'', ''Brain Surgeon: An Intimate View of the World'', ''Memories of Amnesia'', and ''Crust''. His latest memoir ''Four Men Shaking'' details his "transformative relationships" with

Norman Mailer Nachem Malech Mailer (January 31, 1923 – November 10, 2007), known by his pen name Norman Kingsley Mailer, was an American novelist, journalist, essayist, playwright, activist, filmmaker and actor. In a career spanning over six decades, Mailer ...

Samuel Beckett Samuel Barclay Beckett (; 13 April 1906 – 22 December 1989) was an Irish novelist, dramatist, short story writer, theatre director, poet, and literary translator. His literary and theatrical work features bleak, impersonal and tragicomic expe ...

, and his Zen master Kyudo Nakagawa Roshi. Shainberg has had numerous essays published in ''The New York Times'', ''Harper's Magazine'', and ''The Village Voice''. ''Exorcising Beckett'', a memoir of his conversations with

first published in ''

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'' in 1987, won the

Pushcart Prize The Pushcart Prize is an American literary prize published by Pushcart Press that honors the best "poetry, short fiction, essays or literary whatnot" published in the small presses over the previous year. Magazine and small book press editors are ...

. In 1968, he signed the '' Writers and Editors War Tax Protest'' pledge, vowing to refuse tax payments in protest against the Vietnam War. He lives in New York City. He is a graduate of

Columbia University Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ...

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Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library
Emory University
Lawrence Shainberg papers related to Samuel Beckett, 1973-1988
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