Leslie Epstein | |
|---|---|
| Born | Leslie Donald Epstein May 4, 1938 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Educator Essayist Novelist |
| Parent | Philip G. Epstein (father) |
| Relatives | Julius J. Epstein (uncle) Theo Epstein (son) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Yale University University of California, Los Angeles Oxford University |
| Thesis | The Speech of Dumb Animals: Play in Three Acts (1963) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | English |
| Institutions | Boston University |
| Doctoral students | Jhumpa Lahiri |
Leslie Donald Epstein (born May 4, 1938 in Los Angeles)[1] is an American educator, essayist, and novelist. Epstein is currently Professor of English and Director of the Creative Writing Program at Boston University.