Robert Olen Butler Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (2006) Nominee
Cris Mazza
クリス・マザ
Kurisu Maza
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1956-01-01 （Southern California）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Southern California → Chicago
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, short story writer, non-fiction author, professor
- Active Years
- 1988-2024
- Affiliations
- University of Illinois at Chicago
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego State University | — | Literature | BA/MA | — | United States |
| Brooklyn College | — | Writing | MFA | — | United States |
San Diego State University
Literature
Degree:
BA/MA
Country:
United States
Brooklyn College
Writing
Degree:
MFA
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | PEN / Nelson Algren Award | How to Leave a Country | — | — | winner |
| 2009 | &NOW award | Trickle-Down Timeline | — | — | winner |
PEN / Nelson Algren Award
Work:
How to Leave a Country
Result:
winner
&NOW award
2009
Work:
Trickle-Down Timeline
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
How to Leave a Country
1992 novelA novel about how to leave a country.
feminismsexuality
Bibliography
- Animal Acts
- Is It Sexual Harassment Yet?
- How to Leave a Country
- Revelation Countdown
- Dog People
- Former Virgin
- Girl Beside Him
- Indigenous: Growing up Californian
- Homeland
- Disability
- Many Ways to Get It, Many Ways to Say It
- Waterbaby
- Various Men Who Knew Us as Girls
- Something Wrong With Her
Adaptations
- Anorgasmia (film)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- post-feministformalistcontemporary experimental fiction
- Recurring Motifs
- sexualityfeminist concerns
Health
-
sexual dysfunction2013年頃Explored in memoir
Legacy
Widely anthologized as an example of post-feminist fiction.
In Popular Culture
- Starred in film Anorgasmia
Trivia
- Coined 'chick lit' ironically