Valeria Luiselli
| Valeria Luiselli | |
|---|---|
 Luiselli at the 2016 Hay Festival | |
| Born |
August 16, 1983 Mexico City, Mexico |
| Occupation | Author |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Period | 2013– |
Valeria Luiselli (born August 16, 1983) is an award-winning Mexican author living in the United States.[1]
She is the author of the book of essays Sidewalks, and the internationally acclaimed novel Faces in the Crowd, which won the Los Angeles Times Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction. Her 2015 novel, The Story of My Teeth was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Best Translated Book Award, and won the Los Angeles Times Prize for Best Fiction, and the Azul Price in Canada. Her books have been translated into more than twenty languages, and her work has appeared in publications such as The New York Times, Granta, McSweeney’s and The New Yorker. Her most recent book, "Tell Me How It Ends: An Essay in 40 Questions", was described by the Texas Observer as "the First Must-Read Book of the Trump Era",[2] and received a Kirkus starred review.[3]
In 2014 Luiselli was the recipient of the National Book Foundation "5 under 35" award.
Career
After earning a bachelor's degree in Philosophy from the National Autonomous University of Mexico, Luiselli moved to New York City to study Comparative Literature at Columbia University.[4] She teaches literature and creative writing at Hofstra University, collaborates as a writer with a number of art galleries and has worked as a librettist for the New York City Ballet.[5]
Personal life
Luiselli was born in Mexico City, and since then has lived in the United States, Costa Rica, South Korea, South Africa, India, Spain, and France. She lives in New York City with her husband, novelist Álvaro Enrigue.[6]
Bibliography
- Tell Me How It Ends: An Essay in 40 Questions, Coffee House Press, 2017
- The Story of My Teeth, Granta, 2015 / Coffee House Press, 2015 (Originally published as "La historia de mis dientes", Sexto Piso, 2013)
- Sidewalks, Granta, 2013 / Coffee House Press, 2014
- Faces in the Crowd, Granta, 2012 / Coffee House Press, 2014
- Where You Are, "Swings of Harlem", Visual Editions, 2013
- Los ingrávidos, Sexto Piso, 2012 (Spanish)
- Papeles Falsos, Sexto Piso, 2012 (Spanish)
External links
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References
- ↑ "Valeria Luiselli: the Novelist All Your Smart Friends Are Talking About - Broadly". Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- ↑ "Mexican Writer Valeria Luiselli on Child Refugees & Rethinking the Language Around Immigration - Democracy Now". Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ↑ "Kirkus Review: Tell Me How It Ends". Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ↑ "Columbia University - LAIC - Department of Latin American and Iberian Cultures". Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- ↑ https://dailygazette.com/article/2010/07/03/0703_nycbwheeldon?print
- ↑ "Married Mexican Writers Álvaro Enrigue and Valeria Luiselli on Their Buzzy New Novels and New York Life" by Julia Felsenthal, Vogue, 3 March 2016