Emily Fridlund

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Emily Fridlund
Born1979-80 (age 41–42) [1]
OccupationAuthor, professor
Academic background
Education Principia College (B.A.), Washington University in St. Louis (MFA)
Alma mater University of Southern California (Ph.D)
Academic work
Institutions Cornell University
Main interestsCreative writing, 20th-century and contemporary American and British literature, gender studies
Writing career
Notable worksHistory of Wolves
Notable awards Man Booker Prize (shortlist, 2017)
PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize
Sue Kaufman Prize for First Fiction
Mary McCarthy Prize
Website
emilyfridlundbooks.com

Emily Fridlund is an author and academic best known for her novel History of Wolves.

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Personal life

Fridlund grew up in Edina, Minnesota.

She has a bachelor's degree from Principia College in Illinois, an MFA in fiction from Washington University in St. Louis, and a Ph.D. in Literature and Creative Writing from the University of Southern California. [1] [2]

She currently lives in New York. She is married, and has one child. [1]

Career

Academia

Fridlund is a senior lecturer and assistant professor at Cornell University in the Department of English. [3]

Fiction

Fridlund's debut novel, History of Wolves , was a finalist for the 2017 Man Booker Prize (one of six novels to be named to the shortlist) and the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Fiction. [4] [5] In 2018, History of Wolves won the Sue Kaufman Prize for First Fiction.

Her 2017 collection of short stories, Catapult, won the Mary McCarthy Prize. [6] [7]

Her creative writing has appeared in many journals including New Orleans Review , Southwest Review , Boston Review and ZYZZYVA . [8]

Books

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Native Minnesotan writer 'didn't expect' to land on Man Booker shortlist". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
  2. Gilmartin, Sarah. "History of Wolves by Emily Fridlund". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
  3. "Emily Fridlund | English Faculty: Cornell Arts & Sciences". english.cornell.edu. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
  4. Ditum, Sarah (2017-02-16). "History of Wolves by Emily Fridlund review – God and grooming". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2019-03-13.
  5. Grossmann, Mary Ann (2017-09-13). "'History of Wolves' by Edina's Emily Fridlund shortlisted for Man Booker Prize". Pioneer Press . St. Paul, Minnesota . Retrieved 2021-01-26.
  6. Hulbert, Ann (2017-12-12). "The Tales of 'Catapult' Pack a Punch". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
  7. Yohannes, Neyat (2017-10-17). "Emily Fridlund's Short Fiction Is Even Weirder Than 'History of Wolves' (Yay!)". Chicago Review of Books. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
  8. "Award-winning Fiction Authors Emily Fridlund, Sherry Thomas to Present at Women Writers Event". UKNow. 2018-07-27. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
  9. Emily Fridlund (3 January 2017). History of Wolves: A Novel. Grove Atlantic. ISBN   978-0-8021-8977-6.
  10. Emily Fridlund (2017). Catapult: Stories. Sarabande Books. ISBN   978-1-946448-05-7.