PEN/Malamud Award (PEN/Bernard and Ann Malamud Award)
1 appearances
Nell Freudenberger
ネル・フロイデンバーガー
Nell Freudenberger
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1975-05-21 （New York City, U.S.）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Brooklyn, New York
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, short-story writer, essayist
- Active Years
- 2003-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvard University | Faculty of Arts and Sciences | English | BA | 1993–1997 | United States |
| New York University | Graduate School | Creative Writing (MFA) | MFA | 1998–2000 | United States |
Harvard University
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
/ English
Degree:
BA
Period:
1993–1997
Year of Graduation:
1997
Country:
United States
Bachelor of Arts
New York University
Graduate School
/ Creative Writing (MFA)
Degree:
MFA
Period:
1998–2000
Year of Graduation:
2000
Country:
United States
Master of Fine Arts (Creative Writing)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | PEN/Malamud Award | Lucky Girls | — | PEN/Faulkner Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2006 | Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize | The Dissident | — | University of Rochester (Susan B. Anthony Institute) | 受賞 |
| 2005 | Whiting Award | — | フィクション | The Whiting Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2010 | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2010 | The New Yorker "20 Under 40" | — | — | The New Yorker | 選出 |
PEN/Malamud Award
2004
Work:
Lucky Girls
Organization:
PEN/Faulkner Foundation
Result:
受賞
Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize
2006
Work:
The Dissident
Organization:
University of Rochester (Susan B. Anthony Institute)
Result:
受賞
Whiting Award
2005
Category:
フィクション
Organization:
The Whiting Foundation
Result:
受賞
Guggenheim Fellowship
2010
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
受賞
The New Yorker "20 Under 40"
2010
Organization:
The New Yorker
Result:
選出
Awards & Nominations
Whiting Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 21 (2005) Winner
Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize
1 appearances
-
Edition 32 (2006) Winner
Works
Major Works
Lucky Girls: Stories
2003 short story collectionA collection of stories focusing on young women, exploring loneliness, desire, and complex interpersonal dynamics often set against international backdrops.
youthlonelinessinternational settingsfemale perspective
The Dissident
2006 novelA novel that examines characters caught between personal convictions and political pressures, set against a backdrop of cultural and national tensions.
politicsindividual vs. statebelief and compromise
The Newlyweds
2012 novelA novel about immigration, marriage, and family, sensitively portraying cultural clashes and adjustment to a new life.
immigrationfamilycultural clash
Lost and Wanted
2019 novelA novel about loss and memory, following the search for a missing person and revealing the effects of the past on relationships.
lossmemoryrelationships
The Limits
2024 novelA contemporary novel engaging with climate change and ethics; through the disappearance of a girl it explores limits of ambition, empathy, and knowledge.
climate changeethicsdisappearance
Bibliography
- Lucky Girls: Stories
- The Dissident
- The Newlyweds
- Lost and Wanted
- The Limits
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- delicate, observational prosecharacter-focused interiorityinternational settings and perspective
- Recurring Motifs
- loneliness vs. intimacysense of displacement and placecultural and personal identity
Legacy
Freudenberger is a contemporary American writer acclaimed for both short stories and novels; recognition through major awards and inclusion on influential 'young writers' lists has established her literary standing.
Trivia
- Earned a BA from Harvard and an MFA from New York University.
- Received MacDowell Fellowships in 2001, 2002, and 2023.
- Married with two children and resides in Brooklyn.
- Official website: nellfreudenberger.net (as of data provided)