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Full Name: Walter Abish
Biography:
(1931-2022) Novelist. Walter Abish was born in Vienna, Austria, and died in Manhattan, New York.
Author's Timeline:
1931 (Unknown) County
Walter Abish was born in Vienna, Austria, on December 24, 1931. 
1957 (Unknown) County
Mr. Abish moved with his family to New York in 1957. 
1970 (Unknown) County
Duel Site
(Pub: Tibor De Nagy Editions ISBN: )
Collection of poetry. 
1974 (Unknown) County
Alphabetical Africa
(Pub: New Directions Publishing Corporation ISBN: 0811205320 / 978-0811205320 )
Novel. 
1975 (Unknown) County
Minds Meet
(Pub: New Directions Publishing Corporation ISBN: 0811205576 / 978-0811205573 )
Collection of stories. 
1977 (Unknown) County
In The Future Perfect
(Pub: New Directions Publishing Corporation ISBN: 0811206599 / 978-0811206594 )
Collection of stories. 
1990 (Unknown) County
99: The New Meaning
(Pub: Burning Deck ISBN: 0930901673 / 978-0930901677 )
Collection of stories. 
1993 (Unknown) County
Eclipse Fever
(Pub: Knopf ISBN: 0679418679 / 978-0679418672 )
Novel. 
2022 New York County
Mr. Abish lived in Manhattan, New York, at the time of his death. 
1980 (Unknown) County
How German Is It?
(Pub: New Directions Publishing Corporation ISBN: 0811207765 / 978-0811207768 )
Novel. 
2004 (Unknown) County
Double Vision: A Self-Portrait
(Pub: Knopf ISBN: 0679418687 / 978-0679418689 )
Memoir. 
2022 New York County
Walter Abish died at Mount Sinai Beth Israel hospital in Manhattan, New York, on May 28, 2022. 
? Erie County
Mr. Abish taught at the University at Buffalo, in Buffalo, New York. 
? Saratoga County
Mr. Abish taught at Empire State College in Saratoga Springs, New York. 
? New York County
Mr. Abish taught at Columbia University and Cooper Union in Manhattan, New York. 
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