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Wendell Steavenson

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Wendell Steavenson

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1970-01-01 （New York City）
Nationality
American
Languages
English
Residence History
New York City → London → Tbilisi → Baghdad → Cairo

Career

Occupations
Author, journalist
Active Years
1998-2024
Nominations
Orwell Prize for Books shortlist (2016, Circling the Square), Orwell Prize for Journalism finalist (2023, four articles in The Economist)

Education

University of Cambridge
Country: United Kingdom

Awards

Nieman Fellowship
2014
Organization: Nieman Foundation
Result: 受賞
Guggenheim Fellowship
2021
Organization: John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Stories I Stole (from Georgia)

2002 Nonfiction

Essays about her experiences in Georgia

ConflictCulture

The Weight of a Mustard Seed

2009 Nonfiction

Stories of high-level Ba'ath Party officials in Iraq

WarJustice

Circling the Square: Stories from the Egyptian Revolution

2015 Nonfiction

Stories from Tahrir Square during the Egyptian Revolution

RevolutionMiddle East

Paris Metro: A Novel

2018 Novel

Novel about a journalist covering Middle East crises, climaxing at Paris attacks

TerrorismJournalism

Margot

2023 Novel

Coming-of-age story of a young woman interested in science in post-WWII America

Coming-of-ageScienceFeminism

Bibliography

  • Stories I Stole (from Georgia)
  • The Weight of a Mustard Seed
  • Circling the Square: Stories from the Egyptian Revolution
  • Paris Metro: A Novel
  • Margot

Style & Themes

Literary Style
JournalisticDetailed reportage
Recurring Motifs
Conflict zonesPersonal experience

Legacy

American author and journalist known for reporting from conflict zones