Emily Fridlund
Born1979-80 (age 44–45)[1]
Edina, Minnesota
Occupation(s)Author, professor
Academic background
EducationPrincipia College (B.A.)
Washington University in St. Louis (MFA)
University of Southern California (Ph.D)
Academic work
InstitutionsCornell University
Main interestsCreative writing, 20th-century and contemporary American and British literature, gender studies
Writing career
Notable worksHistory of Wolves
Notable awardsMan Booker Prize (shortlist, 2017)
PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize
Sue Kaufman Prize for First Fiction
Mary McCarthy Prize
Website
emilyfridlundbooks.com

Emily Fridlund is an author and academic best known for her novel History of Wolves.

Personal life

Fridlund grew up in Edina, Minnesota.

She has a bachelor's degree from Principia College in Illinois, an MFA in fiction from Washington University in St. Louis, and a Ph.D. in Literature and Creative Writing from the University of Southern California.[1][2]

She currently lives in New York. She is married, and has one child.[1]

Career

Fridlund is an assistant professor at Cornell University in the Department of English.[3]

Fridlund's debut novel, History of Wolves, was a finalist for the 2017 Man Booker Prize (one of six novels to be named to the shortlist) and the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Fiction.[4][5] In 2018, History of Wolves won the Sue Kaufman Prize for First Fiction.

Her 2017 collection of short stories, Catapult, won the Mary McCarthy Prize.[6][7]

Her creative writing has appeared in many journals including New Orleans Review, Southwest Review, Boston Review and ZYZZYVA.[8]

Books

  • History of Wolves (Grove Atlantic, 2017)[9]
  • Catapult (Sarabande, 2017)[10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Native Minnesotan writer 'didn't expect' to land on Man Booker shortlist". Star Tribune. Archived from the original on 2019-03-27. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
  2. ↑ Gilmartin, Sarah. "History of Wolves by Emily Fridlund". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 2017-10-17. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
  3. ↑ "Emily Fridlund". english.cornell.edu. English Faculty: Cornell Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on 2019-03-27. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
  4. ↑ Ditum, Sarah (2017-02-16). "History of Wolves by Emily Fridlund review – God and grooming". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 2019-03-27. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
  5. ↑ Grossmann, Mary Ann (2017-09-13). "'History of Wolves' by Edina's Emily Fridlund shortlisted for Man Booker Prize". Pioneer Press. St. Paul, Minnesota. Archived from the original on 2021-02-03. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
  6. ↑ Hulbert, Ann (2017-12-12). "The Tales of 'Catapult' Pack a Punch". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on 2019-03-27. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
  7. ↑ Yohannes, Neyat (2017-10-17). "Emily Fridlund's Short Fiction Is Even Weirder Than 'History of Wolves' (Yay!)". Chicago Review of Books. Archived from the original on 2019-03-10. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
  8. ↑ "Award-winning Fiction Authors Emily Fridlund, Sherry Thomas to Present at Women Writers Event". UKNow. 2018-07-27. Archived from the original on 2019-03-27. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
  9. ↑ Emily Fridlund (3 January 2017). History of Wolves: A Novel. Grove Atlantic. ISBN 978-0-8021-8977-6. Archived from the original on 13 July 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  10. ↑ Emily Fridlund (2017). Catapult: Stories. Sarabande Books. ISBN 978-1-946448-05-7. Archived from the original on 2022-07-13. Retrieved 2021-01-28.


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