American Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 40 (2019) Winner
Louise DeSalvo
ルイーズ・デサルヴォ
Ruīzu DeSaruvo
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1942-09-27 （Jersey City, New Jersey）
- Died
- 2018-10-31 （Montclair, New Jersey） age 76
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Jersey City (birth) → Hoboken, New Jersey → Ridgefield, New Jersey → Teaneck, New Jersey → Montclair, New Jersey
Career
- Occupations
- writer, editor, professor, lecturer
- Active Years
- 1970-2018
- Affiliations
- Hunter College (CUNY)
- Influenced By
- Virginia Woolf
- Influenced
- Italian American memoirists and writers
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglass Residential College, Rutgers University | — | English | B.A. | 1959-1963 | United States |
| New York University | — | English (graduate) | Graduate degrees in English | 1960s–1970s | United States |
Douglass Residential College, Rutgers University
English
Degree:
B.A.
Period:
1959-1963
Year of Graduation:
1963
Country:
United States
Undergraduate degree in English at Douglass College
New York University
English (graduate)
Degree:
Graduate degrees in English
Period:
1960s–1970s
Country:
United States
Completed graduate studies in English at NYU (specific years unknown)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Booksense Book of the Year | Crazy in the Kitchen: Food, Feuds, and Forgiveness in an Italian American Family | — | Booksense | 受賞 |
| — | The Douglass Society Medal for Distinguished Achievement | — | — | The Douglass Society | 受賞 |
| 1997 | Gay Talese Award | Vertigo: A Memoir | — | unknown | 受賞 |
| — | The President's Award from Hunter College | — | — | Hunter College | 受賞 |
| — | Jenny Hunter Endowed Scholar for Creative Writing and Literature | — | — | Hunter College | 任命 |
Booksense Book of the Year
2004
Work:
Crazy in the Kitchen: Food, Feuds, and Forgiveness in an Italian American Family
Organization:
Booksense
Result:
受賞
The Douglass Society Medal for Distinguished Achievement
Organization:
The Douglass Society
Result:
受賞
Gay Talese Award
1997
Work:
Vertigo: A Memoir
Organization:
unknown
Result:
受賞
The President's Award from Hunter College
Organization:
Hunter College
Result:
受賞
Jenny Hunter Endowed Scholar for Creative Writing and Literature
Organization:
Hunter College
Result:
任命
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Virginia Woolf's First Voyage: A Novel in the Making
1980 literary criticismA study of Virginia Woolf's early work and the making of her first novel.
Virginia Woolf scholarshipcreative process
Vertigo: A Memoir
1997 memoirA memoir recounting childhood experiences and family history, focusing on Italian American family life and trauma.
familytraumaItalian American identity
Translations
- Vertigo (Italian translation)
Breathless: An Asthma Journal
1997 journal/medical essayA personal journal and essays about living with asthma and confronting illness.
healthbody and memory
Writing as a Way of Healing: How Telling Our Stories Transforms Our Lives
2000 self-help / writing guideA practical guide arguing that writing personal stories can be a therapeutic and transformative process.
healingcraftautobiographical writing
Translations
- Scrivere per stare meglio (Italian edition)
Crazy in the Kitchen: Food, Feuds and Forgiveness in an Italian American Family
2005 memoir / family historyAn exploration of food, family feuds, and forgiveness within an Italian American family.
food culturefamilyforgiveness
The Art of Slow Writing: Reflections on Time, Craft, and Creativity
2014 craft / essaysReflections on time, craft, and creativity offering practical advice for writers.
crafttimecreativity
Bibliography
- Virginia Woolf's First Voyage: A Novel in the Making (1980)
- Nathaniel Hawthorne (1987)
- Casting Off (1987)
- Virginia Woolf: The Impact of Childhood Sexual Abuse on Her Life and Work (1990)
- Territories of the Voice: Contemporary Stories by Irish Women Writers (ed.) (1991)
- Between Women (ed.) (1993)
- Conceived with Malice (1994)
- Breathless: An Asthma Journal (1997)
- Vertigo: A Memoir (1997)
- Adultery: An Intimate Look at Why People Cheat (2000)
- Writing as a Way of Healing (2000)
- A Green and Mortal Sound (ed.) (2001)
- The Letters of Vita Sackville-West and Virginia Woolf (ed.) (2001)
- Melymbrosia by Virginia Woolf (edited) (2002)
- The Milk of Almonds (ed.) (2003)
- Crazy in the Kitchen (2005)
- On Moving (2009)
- Scrivere per stare meglio (Italian translation) (2011)
- The Art of Slow Writing (2014)
Translations of Works
- Italian translation of Vertigo (published by Nutrimenti)
- Scrivere per stare meglio (Italian edition of Writing as a Way of Healing)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- introspective, memoir-focused prosescholarly and lucid critical writingaccessible, practical guide style
- Recurring Motifs
- familymemoryItalian American identitytrauma and healingfood and home
Health
-
asthma成人期を通じて（詳細不明）Affected subject matter (e.g., Breathless) and everyday life.
Legacy
Louise DeSalvo was known for both Italian American memoir and Virginia Woolf scholarship. Her work on memoir and writing as a tool for healing has influenced many writers and writing workshops.
Academic Societies
- The Douglass Society
Quotes
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“Writing our stories transforms our lives.”
Source: Writing as a Way of Healing (2000)
Trivia
- Born Louise Anita Sciacchetano.
- Taught memoir writing in the Hunter College MFA program.
- Edited early works and letters related to Virginia Woolf.
- Vertigo is considered influential in Italian American memoir writing.