Alan IslerAlan Isler was born in London in 1934. He taught English literature in New York City for twenty-five years. His first novel, The Prince of West End Avenue, won the 1994 National Jewish Book Award and was one of five fiction finalists fr the National Book Critics Circle Award. He is also the author of Kraven Images and The Bacon Fancier: Four Tales. He died in 2010. Read More Read Less