Born in
Boston, Rabb grew up in
Princeton, New Jersey, where his father,
Theodore K. Rabb, taught history at the university. He studied political science at
Yale University from 1982 to 1986 and earned an
MA and
MPhil in political theory from
Columbia University. While at Yale, Rabb sang with the
Whiffenpoofs and performed in numerous productions, eventually finding himself in New York, where he continued to act and sing both Off-Broadway (''
Fermat's Last Tango''). and at
Carnegie Hall with the New York City Pops. After leaving Columbia, Rabb began to write fiction. His first novel,
The Overseer, was published in 1998. This was followed in 2001 by the historical thriller,
The Book of Q. Rabb released the first novel of the Berlin trilogy,
Rosa, in 2005, followed in 2009 by
Shadow and Light and
The Second Son in 2011. Rabb has also published a string of short stories, essays, reviews and op-eds in
Strand Magazine,
The Oxford American,
Opera News,
The Huffington Post and in the series ‘I Wish I’d Been There.’ (
Doubleday). Rabb has taught at Columbia University, NYU, the 92nd Street Y and, in 2010, he joined the writing department faculty at the Savannah College of Art and Design. == Literary work ==