Michelle Latiolais
American author and academic (born 1956)
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Michelle Latiolais (born 1956) is an American author and academic known for the novels She,[1] A Proper Knowledge, and Even Now, which received the Gold Medal for Fiction from the Commonwealth Club of California. She is a professor of English at the University of California, Irvine, where she co-directs the Programs in Writing.
University of Denver (MA)
Michelle Latiolais | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1956 (age 69–70) |
| Academic background | |
| Education | University of California, Irvine (MFA) University of Denver (MA) |
| Influences | John Edward Williams |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of California, Irvine |
Background
Latiolais was born in Denver, Colorado, in 1956.[2] She received a Master in Fine Arts in fiction and poetry from the University of California, Irvine and a Master of Arts from the University of Denver, where she was taught by novelist John Edward Williams.[3] She later wrote the introduction to the New York Review Books Classic edition of Williams' novel Butcher's Crossing.[4]
She lives in Los Angeles.[5]
Bibliography
- Even Now (1990)
- A Proper Knowledge (2008)
- Widow (2011)
- She (2016)
