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The Jewish Writer Behind So Many of Your Favorite Thrillers

JL;DR SUMMARY Harlan Coben, a prolific Jewish author known for his bestselling thrillers, has created a substantial body of work that has been adapted into numerous popular television shows on Netflix. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish IdentityNetflixNew JerseyLiteraturePost HolocaustTelevisionHarlan CobenThrillersMyron Bolitar

Places mentioned

Livingston, New Jersey, United States
"Coben was born in Newark, New Jersey and raised in one of the Garden States most Jewish cities: Livingston, where Jews make up more than 40% of the residents."
Ridgewood, New Jersey, United States
"He lives in a beautiful home in Ridgewood."
Short Hills, New Jersey, United States
"Coben had his bar mitzvah at the Bnai Jeshurun Synagogue in Short Hills, New Jersey and shared that his most vivid recollection of the event was the smell of his fathers Old Spice aftershave."
Poland
"Its surprisingly, the Polish The Woods, an adaptation of Cobens 2007 novel of the same name that draws from the authors experience as a counselor at a sleepaway camp in Pennsylvania."

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