Robert Asch

Robert Charles Asch (born 1968) is an English Catholic writer, literary critic, and scholar.

Early life Robert Asch was born in London in 1968, into a family of mixed Canadian- and Austrian Jewish descent. His parents were both opera singers. He was educated at St Paul's School and the University of Toronto.

Career Along with Joseph Pearce, Asch has been co-editor of the St. Austin Review, a Catholic cultural and literary magazine, since September 2001. He is also the Editor of Saint Austin Press.

Personal life Asch is married to the poet Ruth Tyldesley Asch. After several years of living in the post-Velvet Revolution Czech Republic, Asch converted from Reform Judaism to Roman Catholicism, which he has called, "a completion" instead of a rejection of the Jewish religion, in 1996. Asch currently resides with his wife and children at Preston, Lancashire.

Works

Asch, Robert, ed. Lionel Johnson: Poetry and Prose . Saint Austin Press, 2021. ISBN 978-1919673004.