Tova Mirvis is an American novelist. She is a graduate of Columbia College of

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and holds an masters of fine arts degree in fiction writing from Columbia University School of the Arts. Mirvis' family has lived in

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, since 1874 when her German-born grandmother moved there at age two.

Wendy Shalit essay

Mirvis was the subject of a 2005 essay by

Wendy Shalit Wendy Shalit (; born 1975) is an American conservative writer and author who has written the books '' A Return to Modesty: Discovering the Lost Virtue'', published by Free Press in 1999; '' Girls Gone Mild: Young Rebels Reclaim Self-Respect and F ...

entitled "The Observant Reader" in ''

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'' which accused Mirvis, an

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, of writing ostensibly "'insider' fiction (that) actually reveals the authors' estrangement from the traditional Orthodox community." Mirvis defended herself in an essay in ''

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''.

Writings

Tova Mirvis at the East Meadow Public Library 2

Mirvis's published works include:

Books

;Novels * * * ;Memoir *

Shorter works

Essays and other pieces

* * * * * * * * *"Untamed novel, Untamed life," Beyond The Margins * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Stories

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References

Sources

* *http://media.www.touroindependent.com/media/storage/paper790/news/2006/01/01/Features/Tova-Mirvis.On.Balance.Motherhood.And.Moving.Beyond.Stereotypes-1308385.shtml * *http://www.exclusivebooks.com/interviews/ftf/tova_mirvis.php?PHPSESSID=of70o22c2grqpg9gf7tm74s5n0

External links

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