Fowzia Karimi Explained

Fowzia Karimi is an Afghan-American[1] author and illustrator who won the Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award in 2011.

Early life and education

Karimi was born in Kabul and relocated to the United States in 1980.[2]

She has a masters in fine arts degree from Mills College at Northeastern University, in California.

Career

Karimi won the Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award in 2011. She illustrated Micheline Aharonian Marcom's 2017 book The Brick House.[3] She illustrated the Zsuzsanna Ozsváth and Frederick Turner's translation of Goethe's Faust, published by Deep Vellum Books, in 2020.[4]

Karimi is the author of the illustrated book Above us the Milky Way: An Illuminated Alphabet, published by Deep Vellum, in 2020).[5] [6] The book was Karimi's first, is autobiographical, and incorporates family photographs and watercolour paintings.[7] The book follows the stories of five sisters, who are born in Afghanistan and relocate to the United States.[8] It was described by D Magazine as "gorgeous". It was re-released in audiobook format in 2021.[9] The book inspired the 2022 exhibit Above Us the Milky Way in Void Gallery, Belfast.[10]

She was a Neustadt International Prize for Literature jury member in 2022.[11]

Personal life

Karimi lives in Denton, Texas.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fowzia Karimi . 2023-02-14 . World Literature Today . en.
  2. Web site: Winner, Fowzia Karimi . 2023-02-14 . RJF . en.
  3. Web site: The Brick House . 2023-02-14 . Awst Press . en-US.
  4. Book: Goethe, Johann Wolfgang van . Faust, Part One: A New Translation with Illustrations . 2020-11-19 . Deep Vellum Publishing . 978-1-64605-023-9 . en.
  5. Web site: Kishore . Naveen . 25 Dec 2022 . What we read in 2022 . 2023-02-14 . The News on Sunday (Pakistan) . en.
  6. Web site: Nawotka . Ed . Deep Vellum Acquires Two Publishers, Adds Imprints . 2023-02-14 . PublishersWeekly.com . en.
  7. Web site: Gempel . Natalie . 2020-03-18 . Five Books By Dallas Authors You Should Read Right Now . 2023-02-14 . D Magazine . en-US.
  8. Web site: Poole . Buzz . 10 Dec 2020 . Rian Hughes’s illustrated novel ‘XX’ reinvents a classic science fiction trope in a massive work of dizzying originality . 2023-02-14 . BostonGlobe.com . en-US.
  9. Web site: 2021-02-04 . New book by Dallas’ David Marquis shows us the answer is right in front of us — water . 2023-02-14 . Dallas News . en.
  10. News: Belfast’s 2022 culture guide: The definitive list of major events, exhibitions and shows to enjoy this summer . en-GB . BelfastTelegraph.co.uk . 2023-02-14 . 0307-1235.
  11. Web site: Vollmar . Rob . 2021-05-04 . Jury Announced for the 2022 Neustadt International Prize for Literature . 2023-02-14 . Neustadt Prizes . en-US.

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