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About Deb Olin Unferth

NOVELIST, SHORT STORY WRITER, MEMOIRIST, REBINDER

Deb Olin Unferth is an author of six books across a wide range of genres, including the critically acclaimed novels Barn 8 and Vacation. Unferth's work has appeared in some of the most prestigious literary magazines and journals, including Harper's, The New York Times, The Paris Review, Granta, and McSweeney's.

“I still remember the first time I read a story by Kafka. I was 17 years old, a freshman in college... I couldn't believe how powerful, brutal, dark, and strange it was, and somehow funny.”

Unferth is a professor of creative writing and literature at the University of Texas at Austin. She is also a director of the Penn City Writers, a creative writing program at a maximum security prison in South Texas. She has taught Kafka to her students for decades and is now sharing her hard-earned insights on these stories on Rebind.

Unferth first encountered Kafka at 17 as a college freshman, and was instantly captivated. "I can never get through a year without having at least a brief Kafka phase, where I sink into his world," she says. Unferth welcomes you to experience Kafka's writings in conversation with her, only on Rebind.

Selections of Deb Olin Unferth's Published Work

Deb Olin Unferth's Accolades

Deb Olin Unferth In the News
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