Joseph Cassara, 1989
Writers · January 1, 1989
Joseph Cassara
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Joseph Cassara is 37 years old, born January 1, 1989 in United States · Capricorn.
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About
Joseph Cassara's debut novel *The House of Impossible Beauties* mapped drag culture and the AIDS crisis through the lens of 1980s New York. Born in 1989 in the US, the Columbia University and Iowa Writers' Workshop alumnus published the book in 2018, earning the Edmund White Award for LGBT debut fiction in 2019. A Capricorn writer with life-path 11.
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Biography
Joseph Cassara is an American writer born in 1989. His debut novel *The House of Impossible Beauties*, published in 2018, centers drag culture in New York City during the 1980s HIV/AIDS crisis, drawing inspiration from Angie Xtravaganza and the documentary *Paris Is Burning*. The novel won Publishing Triangle's Edmund White Award for LGBT debut fiction in 2019 and was shortlisted for the Lambda Literary Award for Gay Fiction at the 31st Lambda Literary Awards. Originally from New Jersey, Cassara studied at Columbia University and the Iowa Writers' Workshop. As a writer, he works across fiction and narrative forms that explore queer history and cultural memory. Born under Capricorn, Cassara carries life-path number 11, a numerological marker associated with spiritual insight and creative vision.
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Before Fame
Cassara grew up in New Jersey before attending Columbia University. He later studied at the Iowa Writers' Workshop, a prestigious residency for fiction writers. These formative years in the Northeast and intensive literary training shaped his approach to historical fiction and queer narratives before his debut novel's publication in 2018.
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Trivia
- *The House of Impossible Beauties* was inspired in part by Angie Xtravaganza and the documentary *Paris Is Burning*, both central to 1980s New York drag history.
- The novel won Publishing Triangle's Edmund White Award for LGBT debut fiction in 2019.
- Cassara was educated at Columbia University and the Iowa Writers' Workshop.
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Numerology
LIFE-PATH NUMBER
Master Number — The Visionary
11 carries the qualities of 2 amplified. Highly intuitive, often associated with thought leaders and trend-setters in their fields.
★ ALL LIFE-PATH 11 CELEBS →★ ASTROLOGY
Birthday compatibility
By Chinese zodiac — san-he trine for best matches, opposing pair for the most friction-prone.
HIGHLY COMPATIBLE
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CHALLENGING
- Kendall JennerPig · 1995
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- How old is Joseph Cassara?
- Joseph Cassara is 37 years old (born January 1, 1989).
- When is Joseph Cassara's birthday?
- Joseph Cassara was born on January 1, 1989.
- What is Joseph Cassara's zodiac sign?
- Joseph Cassara is a Capricorn, born January 1, 1989.
- What is Joseph Cassara's Chinese zodiac sign?
- Joseph Cassara was born in 1989, the year of the Earth Snake.
- Where is Joseph Cassara from?
- Joseph Cassara is from United States.
- What does Joseph Cassara do?
- Joseph Cassara is a writer.
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