Maria Tumarkin

Maria Tumarkin is an Australian author, cultural historian, and professor of writing at the University of Melbourne.[1] [2]

Biography

Tumarkin was originally born and raised in Kharkov in the Ukraine.[3] She "left the Ukraine as part of the Jewish emigration in 1989 when she was a teenager." [4] She holds a BA (Hons) and a PhD in cultural history from the University of Melbourne.

All three of her books were shortlisted for literary prizes -- most recently, Otherland was shortlisted for the Victorian Premier's Literary Awards, The Age Book of the Year, and NSW Premier’s Literary Award. Her essay, "No Skin," was one of five finalists for the 2015 Melbourne Prize in Writing for essays shorter than 20,000 words.[5][6]

Books

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