Background
Deborah was born on November 20, 1945 in Winnetka, Illinois, United States. She is the daughter of George Eisenberg, a pediatrician, and Ruth (Lohen) Eisenberg.
Deborah was born on November 20, 1945 in Winnetka, Illinois, United States. She is the daughter of George Eisenberg, a pediatrician, and Ruth (Lohen) Eisenberg.
Deborah attended Marlboro College in Marlboro, Vermont, United States. In 1968 Deborah finished New School for Social Research and attained Bachelor of Arts degree.
In 1973 Eisenberg worked as an editorial assistant at The New York Review of Books. She taught at the University of Virginia from 1994 until 2011, when she accepted a teaching position at Columbia University's MFA writing program.