Emily Fridlund Explained
Emily Fridlund is an author and academic best known for her novel History of Wolves.
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
Fridlund is an assistant professor at Cornell University in the Department of English.[3]
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
- History of Wolves (Grove Atlantic, 2017)[9]
- Catapult (Sarabande, 2017)[10]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Native Minnesotan writer 'didn't expect' to land on Man Booker shortlist. Star Tribune. 2019-03-13. 2019-03-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20190327085833/http://www.startribune.com/native-minnesotan-writer-didn-t-expect-to-land-on-man-booker-shortlist/445431203/. live.
- News: History of Wolves by Emily Fridlund. Gilmartin. Sarah. The Irish Times. en. 2019-03-13. 2017-10-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20171017052528/https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/history-of-wolves-by-emily-fridlund-1.3240992. live.
- Web site: Emily Fridlund . English Faculty: Cornell Arts & Sciences. english.cornell.edu. 2019-03-13. 2019-03-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20190327090902/https://english.cornell.edu/emily-fridlund. live.
- News: History of Wolves by Emily Fridlund review – God and grooming. Ditum. Sarah. 2017-02-16. The Guardian. 2019-03-13. en-GB. 0261-3077. 2019-03-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20190327091409/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/feb/16/history-of-wolves-emily-fridlund-review. live.
- News: Grossmann . Mary Ann . 2017-09-13 . 'History of Wolves' by Edina's Emily Fridlund shortlisted for Man Booker Prize . . . 2021-01-26 . 2021-02-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210203081202/https://www.twincities.com/2017/09/13/man-booker-prize-2017-history-of-wolves/ . live .
- Web site: The Tales of 'Catapult' Pack a Punch. Hulbert. Ann. 2017-12-12. The Atlantic. en-US. 2019-03-13. 2019-03-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20190327090849/https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/01/emily-fridlund-catapult-review/546584/. live.
- Web site: Emily Fridlund's Short Fiction Is Even Weirder Than 'History of Wolves' (Yay!). Yohannes. Neyat. 2017-10-17. Chicago Review of Books. en. 2019-03-13. 2019-03-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20190310072003/https://chireviewofbooks.com/2017/10/17/catapult-stories-emily-fridlund-review/. live.
- Web site: Award-winning Fiction Authors Emily Fridlund, Sherry Thomas to Present at Women Writers Event. 2018-07-27. UKNow. 2019-03-13. 2019-03-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20190327091813/https://uknow.uky.edu/uk-happenings/award-winning-fiction-authors-emily-fridlund-sherry-thomas-present-women-writers-event. live.
- Book: Emily Fridlund. History of Wolves: A Novel. 3 January 2017. Grove Atlantic. 978-0-8021-8977-6. 28 January 2021. 13 July 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220713032357/https://books.google.com/books?id=S4X9DAAAQBAJ. live.
- Book: Emily Fridlund. Catapult: Stories. 2017. Sarabande Books. 978-1-946448-05-7. 2021-01-28. 2022-07-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20220713032357/https://books.google.com/books?id=fTeFAQAACAAJ. live.
