Lawrence Shainberg is an American author. Lawrence Shainberg was born in Memphis, Tennessee. He has been published several times. His books include :Ambivalent Zen, a memoir of spiritual ambition, One on One; Brain Surgeon: An Intimate View of the World; Memories of Amnesia; and CRUST. Lawrence Shainberg has had numerous essays published in The New York Times, Harper's and the Village Voice. He also received a Pushcart Prize-winning monograph on Samuel Beckett, published in The Paris Review . Shainberg has also had an interview with Samuel Beckett, he documented this interview and his thoughts of it in Exorcising Beckett. Lawrence Shainberg is resides in New York City.