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Lexi Freiman (born c. 1983) is an Australian writer known for her novels Inappropriation (2018) and The Book of Ayn (2023).
Early life and education
[edit]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.[1][2]
Career
[edit]In the 2000s, after drama school, Freiman traveled with Australia's Bell Shakespeare Company.[1][3] Later, she became an editor with George Braziller, and Persea Books.[4]
In 2013, Freiman was an Emerging Writer Fellow with The Center for Fiction.[5]
Her first novel, Inappropriation, was published in 2018 by Ecco Press.[6][7][8][9] The novel was shortlisted for the 2019 New Australian Fiction Prize[10] and longlisted for the 2018 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize[11] and the 2019 Miles Franklin Award.[12]
In 2023, Catapult published Freiman's The Book of Ayn.[1][13][14][15][16]
As of 2023, Freiman also writes for Australian television.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Although she lived in the United States for a time, Freiman returned to Australia in 2020.[1]
Books
[edit]- Inappropriation. Ecco Press. 2018. ISBN 9780062847942.
- The Book of Ayn. Catapult. 2023. ISBN 9781646221929.
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Alpern, Emma (14 November 2023). "In Lexi Freiman's Books, It's So Easy to Be Wrong". Vulture. Archived from the original on 15 November 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ↑ "Lexi Freiman". Catapult. Archived from the original on 16 October 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ↑ Watts, Madeleine. "An Interview with Writer Lexi Freiman". The Believer. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- ↑ "Aussie Writers in New York Panel Discussion, September 6". AWNY | Australian Women in New York. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ↑ "The Center for Fiction / Susan Kamil Emerging Writer Fellowship Alumni". The Center for Fiction. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ↑ "Inappropriation". Booklist. 1 June 2018. Archived from the original on 20 November 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ↑ Gilbert, FreimanLauren (15 May 2018). "Inappropriation". Library Journal. Archived from the original on 20 November 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ↑ "Inappropriation by Lexi Freiman". Publishers Weekly. 23 July 2018. Archived from the original on 20 November 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ↑ Masad, Ilana (27 July 2018). "A Debut Novel Satirizes Contemporary High School Culture". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 19 November 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ↑ "Readings announces 2019 New Australian Fiction Prize shortlist | Books+Publishing". Books+Publishing. 20 August 2019. Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ↑ "2018 First Novel Prize". The Center for Fiction. Archived from the original on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ↑ "Miles Franklin 2019 longlist announced | Books+Publishing". Books+Publishing. 22 May 2019. Archived from the original on 8 June 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ↑ Chapman, Ryan (14 November 2023). "A 'canceled' author falls for a cringe icon in 'The Book of Ayn' (Rand, of course)". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 19 November 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ↑ "The Book of Ayn". Kirkus Reviews. 10 August 2023. Archived from the original on 20 November 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ↑ "The Book of Ayn". Booklist. 1 November 2023. Archived from the original on 20 November 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ↑ "The Book of Ayn by Lexi Freiman". Publishers Weekly. 25 August 2023. Archived from the original on 20 November 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
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