"1965-06-02Z"^^ . . "1965Z"^^ . . . . . . . "Jim Knipfel (pronounced Kah-nipfel) (born June 2, 1965), is an American novelist, autobiographer, and journalist.A native of Wisconsin, Knipfel, who suffers from retinitis pigmentosa, is the author of a series of critically acclaimed memoirs, Slackjaw, Quitting the Nairobi Trio, and Ruining It for Everybody, as well as two novels, The Buzzing and Noogie's Time to Shine."@en . "Knipfel, Jim"@en . . "Jim Knipfel"@en . . . . . "American journalist" .