Majzels was born in Montreal, Quebec. In 1986, he graduated with a Master’s degree in English Literature from Concordia University in Montreal, where he would later teach creative writing for thirteen years. Between 2000 and 2002, he lived in Beijing, China and studied Chinese. He currently lives in Calgary, Alberta in Canada and teaches at the University of Calgary.

Robert Majzels
About the Author
- Language
- Year of birth
- Birthplace
- English
- 1950
- Montreal

Books written by Robert Majzels
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City of Forgetting: A Novel
Published in 1997
- Finalist — The Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction in 1998
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Books translated by Robert Majzels
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A Fine Passage: a novel
Translated by Robert Majzels
Published in 2002
- Finalist — QWF Translation Prize in 2003
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Notebook of Roses and Civilization
Translated by Robert Majzels , Erín Moure
Published in 2007
- Finalist — QWF Translation Prize in 2007
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