Mcbrides biography

American journalist (born 1957)

This article is about the writer. For other people, see James McBride.

James McBride (born September 11, 1957)^[1] is an American writer and musician.

He is the recipient of the 2013 National Book Award for fiction for his novel The Good Lord Bird.

Mcbrides biography

Early life

McBride's father, Rev. Andrew D. McBride (August 8, 1911 – April 5, 1957) was African-American; he died of cancer at the age of 45. His mother, Ruchel Dwajra Zylska (name changed to Rachel Deborah Shilsky, and later to Ruth McBride Jordan; April 1, 1921 – January 9, 2010), was a Jewish immigrant from Poland.

James was raised in Brooklyn's Red Hook housing projects until he was seven years old and was the last child Ruth had from her first marriage, the last child of Rev. Andrew McBride, and the eighth of 12 children.

McBride states:

I'm proud of my Jewish history....Technically I guess you could say I'm Jewish since my mother was Jewish...but she