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After earning a bachelor's degree in comparative religion from Duke University (1977) and a master's degree in journalism from Stanford University (1982), he worked for eight years as a journalist, mainly in the San Francisco Bay area. In 1990, he moved to Porto, Portugal, and he currently teaches journalism at the University of Porto. He has published more than 20 short stories in recent years, as well as three novels: "Unholy Ghosts," "The Angelic Darkness," and "The Last Kabbalist of Lisbon." His books have appeared on bestseller lists in 10 different countries, and he has won numerous prizes for his work, including a 1994 National Endowment of the Arts Fellowship in Fiction. Richard also writes reviews for the L.A. Times and The Literary Review.<br> </div></div><br><br>Genres: <a class="ameritxt" href="/genres/?gp=O">Historical</a>, <a class="ameritxt" href="/genres/?gp=T">Thriller</a> </div> <div class="spacer"> </div> </div> <div class="ff"><div class="sectionhead">Series</div><div class="sectionleft"><a href="/z/richard-zimler/sephardic-cycle/"><span class="ibig">Sephardic Cycle</span></a><br><span id="t106406">   </span>1. <a href="/z/richard-zimler/last-kabbalist-of-lisbon.htm">The Last Kabbalist of Lisbon</a><span class="year"> (1998)</span><br><span id="t106408">   </span>2. <a href="/z/richard-zimler/hunting-midnight.htm">Hunting Midnight</a><span class="year"> (2003)</span><br><span id="t137671">   </span>3. <a href="/z/richard-zimler/guardian-of-dawn.htm">Guardian of the Dawn</a><span class="year"> (2005)</span><br><span id="t179014">   </span>4. <a href="/z/richard-zimler/seventh-gate.htm">The Seventh Gate</a><span class="year"> (2007)</span><br><span id="t1023829">   </span>5. <a href="/z/richard-zimler/incandescent-threads.htm">The Incandescent Threads</a><span class="year"> (2022)</span><br></div><div class="sectionright"><a href="/z/richard-zimler/last-kabbalist-of-lisbon.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-GB="51RefTVdu9L._SL500_.jpg" data-US="51Qsmo02c3L._SL500_.jpg" width="80" height="120" ></a><a href="/z/richard-zimler/hunting-midnight.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="412HFgTfdIL._SL500_.jpg" width="80" height="120" ></a><a href="/z/richard-zimler/guardian-of-dawn.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="51AvJJYn1pL._SL500_.jpg" width="80" height="120" ></a><a href="/z/richard-zimler/seventh-gate.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="51hoV7DSAQL._SL500_.jpg" width="80" height="120" ></a><br><a href="/z/richard-zimler/incandescent-threads.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="51FY89qd6lL._SL500_.jpg" width="80" height="120" ></a></div><div class="spacer"> </div></div><div class="ff"><div class="sectionhead">Novels</div><div class="sectionleft"><span id="t106405">   </span><a href="/z/richard-zimler/unholy-ghosts.htm">Unholy Ghosts</a><span class="year"> (1996)</span><br><span id="t106407">   </span><a href="/z/richard-zimler/angelic-darkness.htm">The Angelic Darkness</a><span class="year"> (1999)</span><br><span id="t143252">   </span><a href="/z/richard-zimler/search-for-sana.htm">The Search for Sana</a><span class="year"> (2005)</span><br><span id="t285634">   </span><a href="/z/richard-zimler/warsaw-anagrams.htm">The Warsaw Anagrams</a><span class="year"> (2011)</span><br><span id="t307111">   </span><a href="/z/richard-zimler/strawberry-fields-forever.htm">Strawberry Fields Forever</a><span class="year"> (2012)</span><br><span id="t503803">   </span><a href="/z/richard-zimler/night-watchman.htm">The Night Watchman</a><span class="year"> (2014)</span><br><span id="t744506">   </span><a href="/z/richard-zimler/gospel-according-to-lazarus.htm">The Gospel According to Lazarus</a><span class="year"> (2019)</span><br><span id="t986058">   </span><a href="/z/richard-zimler/lost-gospel-of-lazarus.htm">Lost Gospel of Lazarus</a><span class="year"> (2022)</span><br></div><div class="sectionright"><a href="/z/richard-zimler/unholy-ghosts.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="51unvFiLE9L._SL500_.jpg" width="80" height="120" ></a><a href="/z/richard-zimler/angelic-darkness.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="510iSBkPknL._SL500_.jpg" width="80" height="120" ></a><a href="/z/richard-zimler/search-for-sana.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="51QDn7Z4WYL._SL500_.jpg" width="80" height="120" ></a><a href="/z/richard-zimler/warsaw-anagrams.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-GB="51Av4YzsxkL._SL500_.jpg" data-CA="51Av4YzsxkL._SL500_.jpg" data-US="51NXctvFWyL._SL500_.jpg" width="80" height="120" ></a><br><a href="/z/richard-zimler/strawberry-fields-forever.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="51hI-OJR0XL._SL500_.jpg" width="80" height="120" ></a><a href="/z/richard-zimler/night-watchman.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="41JGwyQZyaL._SL500_.jpg" width="80" height="120" ></a><a href="/z/richard-zimler/gospel-according-to-lazarus.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-GB="41ISkiDASVL._SL500_.jpg" data-US="417PXokBaGL._SL500_.jpg" width="80" height="120" ></a><a href="/z/richard-zimler/lost-gospel-of-lazarus.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-GB="51R93BwUxuL._SL500_.jpg" data-US="51gkcaFwPDL._SL500_.jpg" width="80" height="120" ></a><br></div><div class="spacer"> </div><div class="sectionhead">Collections</div><div class="sectionleft"><span id="t391634">   </span><a href="/z/richard-zimler/love-s-voice.htm">Love's Voice</a> (poems)<span class="year"> (2011)</span><br></div><div class="sectionright"><a href="/z/richard-zimler/love-s-voice.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="41s1omzN0FL._SL500_.jpg" width="80" height="120" ></a></div><div class="spacer"> </div><div class="sectionhead">Anthologies edited</div><div class="sectionleft"><span id="t408554">   </span><a href="/z/richard-zimler/children-s-hours.htm">The Children's Hours</a><span class="year"> (2008)</span> (with Rasa Sekulovic)<br></div><div class="sectionright"><a href="/z/richard-zimler/children-s-hours.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="51vFSLtq7NL._SL500_.jpg" width="80" height="120" ></a></div><div class="spacer"> </div></div><div class="ff"></div><div class="ff"></div><div class="ff1"><div class="sectionhead">Books containing stories by Richard Zimler</div><div class="recbook"><a href="/books/w/w1368509.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-CA="51dvtP3vOML._SL500_.jpg" data-US="41a-Hrl1wPL._SL500_.jpg" width="120" height="185" ></a><br><a href="/books/w/w1368509.htm">The Sea of Azov</a><span class="year"> (2009)</span></div><div class="spacer"></div><br><div class="sectionhead">Visitors also looked at these 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