Lexi Freiman Explained

Lexi Freiman (born) is an Australian writer.

Early life and education

Freiman was born circa 1983 and is of Jewish Hungarian descent. Her mother was a psychotherapist, and her father was a gastroenterologist.[1]

In 2012, she received a Master of Fine Arts from Columbia University.[2]

Career

In the 2000s, Freiman traveled with Australia's national Shakespeare company.

Later, she became an editor with George Braziller, and Persea Books.[3]

In 2013, Freiman was an Emerging Writer Fellow with The Center for Fiction.[4]

Her first novel, Inappropriation, was published in 2018 by Ecco Press. The novel was shortlisted for the 2019 New Australian Fiction Prize[5] and longlisted for the 2018 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize[6] and the 2019 Miles Franklin Award.[7]

In 2023, Catapult published Freiman's The Book of Ayn.

As of 2023, Freiman also writes for Australian television.

Personal life

Although she lived in the United States for a time, Freiman returned to Australia in 2020.

Books

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alpern . Emma . 2023-11-14 . In Lexi Freiman’s Books, It’s So Easy to Be Wrong . 2023-11-20 . . en . 2023-11-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231115034341/https://www.vulture.com/article/lexi-freiman-book-of-ayn-profile.html . live .
  2. Web site: Lexi Freiman . 2023-11-20 . Catapult . en . 2023-10-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231016053938/https://books.catapult.co/books/the-book-of-ayn/ . live .
  3. Web site: 2018-08-07 . Aussie Writers in New York Panel Discussion, September 6 . 2024-02-04 . AWNY Australian Women in New York . en.
  4. Web site: The Center for Fiction / Susan Kamil Emerging Writer Fellowship Alumni . 2023-11-20 . . en-US . 2023-06-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230602144329/https://centerforfiction.org/grants-awards/nyc-emerging-writers-fellowship/nyc-emerging-writers-fellowship-past-fellows/ . live .
  5. Web site: 2019-08-20 . Readings announces 2019 New Australian Fiction Prize shortlist Books+Publishing . 2023-11-20 . . en-AU . 2022-01-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220121211927/https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2019/08/20/138002/readings-announces-2019-new-australian-fiction-prize-shortlist/ . live .
  6. Web site: 2018 First Novel Prize . 2023-11-20 . . en-US . 2020-11-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201127142025/https://centerforfiction.org/book-recs/2018-first-novel-prize-winner-short-list-and-long-list/ . live .
  7. Web site: 2019-05-22 . Miles Franklin 2019 longlist announced Books+Publishing . 2023-11-20 . . en-AU . 2023-06-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230608223701/https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2019/05/22/133524/miles-franklin-2019-longlist-announced/ . live .
  8. Web site: 2018-06-01 . Inappropriation . 2023-11-20 . . 2023-11-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231120032739/https://www.booklistonline.com/Inappropriation-/pid=9524623 . live .
  9. Web site: Gilbert . FreimanLauren . 2018-05-15 . Inappropriation . 2023-11-20 . . 2023-11-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231120032849/https://www.libraryjournal.com/review/inappropriation . live .
  10. Web site: 2018-07-23 . Inappropriation by Lexi Freiman . 2023-11-20 . . 2023-11-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231120032747/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780062699732 . live .
  11. News: Masad . Ilana . 2018-07-27 . A Debut Novel Satirizes Contemporary High School Culture . en-US . . 2023-11-20 . 0362-4331 . 2023-11-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231119183021/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/27/books/review/inappropriation-lexi-freiman.html . live .
  12. Web site: Chapman . Ryan . 2023-11-14 . A 'canceled' author falls for a cringe icon in 'The Book of Ayn' (Rand, of course) . 2023-11-19 . . en-US . 2023-11-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231119091034/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2023-11-14/cancelled-author-falls-for-a-cringe-lit-icon-in-the-book-of-ayn-rand . live .
  13. Web site: 2023-08-10 . The Book of Ayn . live . 2023-11-20 . . 2023-11-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231120032832/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/like-dislike/2000225472/ .
  14. Web site: 2023-11-01 . The Book of Ayn . 2023-11-20 . . 2023-11-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231120032849/https://www.booklistonline.com/The-Book-of-Ayn-/pid=9781173 . live .
  15. Web site: 2023-08-25 . The Book of Ayn by Lexi Freiman . 2023-11-20 . . 2023-11-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231120032743/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781646221929 . live .

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