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David Benjamin Rakoff (November 27, 1964 – August 9, 2012) was a Canadian-born American writer of prose and poetry based in New York City, who wrote humorous and sometimes autobiographical non-fiction essays. Rakoff was an essayist, journalist, and actor, and a regular contributor to WBEZ's This American Life. Rakoff described himself as a "New York writer" who also happened to be a "Canadian writer", a "mega Jewish writer", a "gay writer", and an "East Asian Studies major who has forgotten most of his Japanese" writer.

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rdfs:comment	David Benjamin Rakoff (* 27. November 1964 in Montreal; † 9. August 2012 in Manhattan) war ein kanadisch-amerikanischer Autor und Komiker. (de) David Benjamin Rakoff (November 27, 1964 – August 9, 2012) was a Canadian-born American writer of prose and poetry based in New York City, who wrote humorous and sometimes autobiographical non-fiction essays. Rakoff was an essayist, journalist, and actor, and a regular contributor to WBEZ's This American Life. Rakoff described himself as a "New York writer" who also happened to be a "Canadian writer", a "mega Jewish writer", a "gay writer", and an "East Asian Studies major who has forgotten most of his Japanese" writer. (en) David Rakoff, född 27 november 1964, död 9 augusti 2012, var en kanadensisk New York-baserad essäist, journalist, författare och skådespelare. Hans verk publicerades bland annat i form av tre essäsamlingar och en postumt utgiven roman. Rakoff var en återkommande essäist och gäst i radioprogrammet This American Life från 1996 och fram till sin död 2012. (sv) David Rakoff (Montreal, 27 de noviembre de 1964 - 9 de agosto de 2012) fue un escritor, periodista y actor canadiense radicado en Nueva York. Se destacó por sus humorísticos, a veces autobiográficos ensayos de no ficción. Rakoff fue colaborador habitual de la Public Radio International en el programa This American Life. Rakoff se definía como un "escritor de Nueva York", que también pasó a ser un "escritor canadiense", un "escritor mega-judío", un "escritor gay" y el "estudiante más importante de Asia Oriental que se ha olvidado la mayor parte del japonés". (es)
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