Splinters

Melvin Jules Bukiet is an American author and literary critic. He has written a number of novels, including Sandman's Dust, After, While the Messiah Tarries, Signs and Wonders, Strange Fire, and A Faker's Dozen. He edited the collections Neurotica: Jewish Writers on Sex, Nothing Makes You Free, and Scribblers on the Roof. His short stories and non-fiction writing have appeared in The American Scholar, The New York Times, The Paris Review, and The LA Times. He appeared in The BBC's documentary on Auschwitz. He won the 1992 Edward Lewis Wallant Award.