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Rob Cohen's unique memoir describes growing up in Brooklyn in the 1950s and 1960s, his college years in Boston, his fall into addiction and alcoholism, and his subsequent recovery and building of a family with a wife and adopted child. The memoir is constructed in three parts: the first is a collection of essays covering his childhood; the second a set of poems covering his college and adult years; the third is a set of biographical stories covering his alcoholism and addiction. Cohen, who died in 2016, writes with naked honesty about growing up on the streets of Brooklyn and his subsequent search for happiness and stability as his world crumbles around him.

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"""Krantzman: A Memoir in Stories and Poems combines humor and poignancy to present an author's life through poetry and prose, starting with profound coming-of-age themes and ending with the mires of addiction and finally redemption. Rob Cohen treats settings and characters as joyfully and abundantly as Saul Bellow, and readers will come to know 1950's and '60's Brooklyn as well as Augie March's 1930's Chicago."" Mike Freeman, author of Drifting: Two Weeks on the Hudson ""In this multi-genre text, reminiscent of Michael Ondaatje's work, Rob Cohen captures the sights, sounds, and smells of his childhood in Brooklyn. Cohen's intellect and insight shine through this brilliant work."" Jane M. Gangi, PhD, author of several books, including Contemporary Children's and Young Adult Literature: Cambodia to Darfur ""I've dreamed of this book. The dream of Cohen's lucid, unpredictable, and hilarious writing has come true, collected here, fully manifest. Very few writers can embody their imagination within so much tenderness and dark abandon. I owe my own writing life to his inspiration. I am grateful to have each of these pieces as open, replenishing oases."" Dan Kraines, author of Licht and Makhtesh Ramon, and Rob's former student"

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Rob Cohen (1954-2016) was a teacher and writer from Ringwood, New Jersey. He grew up in Brooklyn, New York and joined his family's candy and toy business, which he later owned and operated. Later in life he began a second career as a teacher in the New Jersey school system, where he worked until his diagnosis of lung cancer in 2015. He is survived by his wife, Mary Ann Reilly, and his daughter, Emily.

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