Walter Abish (December 24, 1931 - May 28, 2022) was an Austrian-born American author of experimental novels and short stories. He was conferred the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction in 1981 and was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship six years later.

Early life

Abish was born in Vienna on December 24, 1931. His family was Jewish. His father, Adolph, worked

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