Hillary Raphael Explained

Hillary Raphael
Pseudonym:Hillary Raphael, Shoshana Banana
Birth Date:12 April 1976
Occupation:Novelist
Nationality:American
Education:Hunter College (MFA)

Hillary Raphael (born April 12, 1976) is an American novelist, fashion and children's book writer. She holds an MFA in Fiction from Hunter College in New York City.

Works

At Hunter College Raphael won the MFA Thesis Prize for her novel, I Love Lord Buddha[1] [2] published by now defunct Creation Books.[3] Raphael's books and mentorship inspired Nina-Marie Gardner[4] to write Sherry & Narcotics.[5] African Books Collective said “Her writing is akin to a poetic trance that manages to convey an unexpected and taunting fragile beauty.”[6]

Raphael is also known for a non-fiction book about the Japanese butoh dance movement, Outcast Samurai Dancer,[7] a collaboration with Japanese culture expert Donald Richie[8] and photographer Meital Hershkovitz. Her novel Backpacker: New York, Seoul, Phnom Penh, Sapporo, Hong Kong, Vancouver, Mexico City, Maputo, Tokyo mon amour was published in 2007.[9] Ximena followed in 2008[10] on her own Future Fiction London imprint.[11]

Raphael wrote a photography essay in Torbjorn Rodland's White Planet, Black Heart.[12] She also appears, without identification, as a model in the same book. Although Raphael wrote cult[13] transgressive fiction[14] under her own name, she expanded with a pseudonym.

Since 2014 Raphael writes and illustrates children's books under the name Shoshana Banana. Her debut title Family Ties[15] was named one of the Best Jewish Children's Books of 2015 by Tablet Magazine.[16] Her second children's book, Picture a Chinchilla,[17] incorporates vintage textiles. Levi & Aya,[18] published in 2016 debuted at #1 in its category on Amazon UK. Get Ready For My Mani-Pedi! followed in 2017.[19]

In May 2020, during the COVID-19 lockdown, her pandemic fashion thriller PARIS LOVE SUICIDE was released.[20] A vintage fashion collector and dealer, Raphael writes copy for numerous fashion companies in New York and Japan.

Interviews

Interviews with Raphael feature in ,[21] SuicideGirls,[22] TORO MAGAZINE. and OVGuide.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Best of 2004: Karmic Relief. Daily Candy. Daily Candy. 2016-12-09. 2014-03-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20140328154639/http://www.dailycandy.com/new-york/article/22327/I-Love-Lord-Buddha-by-Hillary-Raphael. dead.
  2. Book: Raphael. Hillary. I Love Lord Buddha. October 1, 2004. Creation Books. United Kingdom. 184068111X.
  3. Web site: CREATION BOOKS. Creation Books. Creation Books. 2016-12-09.
  4. Web site: Gardner. Nina-Marie. Hillary Raphael & Future Fiction London. ninamariegardner.com. Nina-Marie Gardner. 2016-12-09.
  5. Book: Gardner. Nina-Marie. Sherry & Narcotics. May 1, 2011. Future Fiction London. United Kingdom. 978-0982792827.
  6. Web site: Hillary Raphael: author of I Love Lord Buddha. African Books Collective. African Books Collective. 2016-12-09.
  7. Web site: Outcast Samurai Dancer by Meital Hershkovitz, Hillary Raphael. Waterstones. Waterstones. 2016-12-09.
  8. Web site: Outcast Samurai Dancer by Richie, Donald & Hillary Raphael. AbeBooks. AbeBooks. 2016-12-09.
  9. Web site: "Hillary Raphael" Video Interviews. OVGuide. Amazon. 2016-12-09.
  10. Book: Raphael. Hillary. Ximena. July 28, 2008. Future Fiction London. United Kingdom. 978-0615208138.
  11. Web site: Bak. Louise. A Twist of Geisha. TORO MAGAZINE. TORO MAGAZINE. 2016-12-09.
  12. Web site: Torbjorn Rodland - White Planet, Black Heart. MACK. SteidMACK. 2016-12-09.
  13. Web site: Ximena - AbeBooks - Hillary Raphael. AbeBooks. AbeBooks. 2016-12-09.
  14. Web site: Goodreads I Love Lord Buddha by Hillary Raphael. Goodreads. Goodreads. 2016-12-09.
  15. Book: Banana. Shoshana. Family Ties. December 1, 2014. Kar-Ben Publishing. 978-0615970820.
  16. Web site: sam says . The Best Jewish Children's Books of 2015 – Tablet Magazine . Tabletmag.com . 2015-12-03 . 2016-04-11.
  17. Book: Banana. Shoshana. Picture a Chinchilla. January 27, 2015. Picture It In My Head Books. 978-0982792858.
  18. Book: Banana. Shoshana. Levi & Aya. February 19, 2016. Picture It In My Head Books. 978-0982792865.
  19. Book: 978-0982792872. Get Ready for My Mani-Pedi!. Banana. Shoshana. 15 January 2017.
  20. Book: Paris Love Suicide . 978-0982792889. Raphael . Hillary . 14 May 2020 .
  21. Web site: Stevens. Andrew. Listen to the Voice of Buddha. 3:AM Magazine. 8 October 2005 . 3:AM Magazine. 2016-12-09.
  22. Web site: Epstein. Daniel Robert. I Love Lord Buddha author Hillary Raphael. SuicideGirls. SuicideGirls. 2016-12-09.

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