Lexi Freiman Explained

Lexi Freiman (born) is an Australian writer known for her novels Inappropriation (2018) and The Book of Ayn (2023).

Early life and education

Freiman was born circa 1983 and is of Jewish Hungarian descent. Her mother was a psychotherapist, and her father was a gastroenterologist.[1]

In 2012, she received a Master of Fine Arts from Columbia University.[2]

Career

In the 2000s, Freiman traveled with Australia's national Shakespeare company. Later, she became an editor with George Braziller, and Persea Books.[3]

In 2013, Freiman was an Emerging Writer Fellow with The Center for Fiction.[4]

Her first novel, Inappropriation, was published in 2018 by Ecco Press.[5] [6] [7] [8] The novel was shortlisted for the 2019 New Australian Fiction Prize[9] and longlisted for the 2018 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize[10] and the 2019 Miles Franklin Award.[11]

In 2023, Catapult published Freiman's The Book of Ayn.[12] [13] [14] [15]

As of 2023, Freiman also writes for Australian television.

Personal life

Although she lived in the United States for a time, Freiman returned to Australia in 2020.

Books

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alpern . Emma . 2023-11-14 . In Lexi Freiman’s Books, It’s So Easy to Be Wrong . 2023-11-20 . . en . 2023-11-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231115034341/https://www.vulture.com/article/lexi-freiman-book-of-ayn-profile.html . live .
  2. Web site: Lexi Freiman . 2023-11-20 . Catapult . en . 2023-10-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231016053938/https://books.catapult.co/books/the-book-of-ayn/ . live .
  3. Web site: 2018-08-07 . Aussie Writers in New York Panel Discussion, September 6 . 2024-02-04 . AWNY Australian Women in New York . en.
  4. Web site: The Center for Fiction / Susan Kamil Emerging Writer Fellowship Alumni . 2023-11-20 . . en-US . 2023-06-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230602144329/https://centerforfiction.org/grants-awards/nyc-emerging-writers-fellowship/nyc-emerging-writers-fellowship-past-fellows/ . live .
  5. Web site: 2018-06-01 . Inappropriation . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231120032739/https://www.booklistonline.com/Inappropriation-/pid=9524623 . 2023-11-20 . 2023-11-20 . Booklist.
  6. Web site: Gilbert . FreimanLauren . 2018-05-15 . Inappropriation . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231120032849/https://www.libraryjournal.com/review/inappropriation . 2023-11-20 . 2023-11-20 . Library Journal.
  7. Web site: 2018-07-23 . Inappropriation by Lexi Freiman . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231120032747/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780062699732 . 2023-11-20 . 2023-11-20 . Publishers Weekly.
  8. News: Masad . Ilana . 2018-07-27 . A Debut Novel Satirizes Contemporary High School Culture . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231119183021/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/27/books/review/inappropriation-lexi-freiman.html . 2023-11-19 . 2023-11-20 . . en-US . 0362-4331.
  9. Web site: 2019-08-20 . Readings announces 2019 New Australian Fiction Prize shortlist Books+Publishing . 2023-11-20 . . en-AU . 2022-01-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220121211927/https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2019/08/20/138002/readings-announces-2019-new-australian-fiction-prize-shortlist/ . live .
  10. Web site: 2018 First Novel Prize . 2023-11-20 . . en-US . 2020-11-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201127142025/https://centerforfiction.org/book-recs/2018-first-novel-prize-winner-short-list-and-long-list/ . live .
  11. Web site: 2019-05-22 . Miles Franklin 2019 longlist announced Books+Publishing . 2023-11-20 . . en-AU . 2023-06-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230608223701/https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2019/05/22/133524/miles-franklin-2019-longlist-announced/ . live .
  12. Web site: Chapman . Ryan . 2023-11-14 . A 'canceled' author falls for a cringe icon in 'The Book of Ayn' (Rand, of course) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231119091034/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2023-11-14/cancelled-author-falls-for-a-cringe-lit-icon-in-the-book-of-ayn-rand . 2023-11-19 . 2023-11-19 . . en-US.
  13. Web site: 2023-08-10 . The Book of Ayn . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231120032832/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/like-dislike/2000225472/ . 2023-11-20 . 2023-11-20 . Kirkus Reviews.
  14. Web site: 2023-11-01 . The Book of Ayn . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231120032849/https://www.booklistonline.com/The-Book-of-Ayn-/pid=9781173 . 2023-11-20 . 2023-11-20 . Booklist.
  15. Web site: 2023-08-25 . The Book of Ayn by Lexi Freiman . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231120032743/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781646221929 . 2023-11-20 . 2023-11-20 . Publishers Weekly.

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