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Life and career. Kalpakian was born in Long Beach, California, the daughter of Peggy (Kalpakian), a secretary, and William Johnson, a technical representative. [2] [3] She grew up in southern California. She earned her undergraduate degree from University of California, Riverside in 1967. After starting her career as a social worker, she earned ...
Laura Kalpakian is the author of sixteen novels and four collections of short fiction published in the US and the UK. Recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in Fiction, and nominated for the 2007 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, her work has garnered acclaim on both sides of the Atlantic.
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Review by Whitney (Walters) Jacobson. When reading Laura Kalpakian’s short bio on the back of her newest book, Memory into Memoir: A Writer’s Handbook (University of New Mexico Press, 2021), I was a bit skeptical about the quality of advice within the guide given Kalpakian’s writing résumé largely consists of novels and short story ...
Jul 5, 2023 · Welcome to a conversation with much-loved American author Laura Kalpakian. With an impressive repertoire of sixteen novels and four collections of short fiction, Laura’s poignant storytelling has earned her recognition and admiration in both the United States and the United Kingdom.
Jun 2, 2022 · Of all the novels I have published, all the stories, all the work and words and time I have invested in creating fictions, Graced Land has had the most impact on my life. . In 1992 it was released to rapturous reviews both here and in the UK where the London Observer selected it as one of the Best Books of the Ye
May 31, 2015 · Bookshelf Biography Eventually the books just become part of the wallpaper. They’re there, but ignored, unread, and thus, invisible. When this house became our home, I unpacked all the books that had been stored when Bear and Brendan and I moved frequently. With a feeling of satisfaction (though with no particular order) I put the […]
Laura Anne Kalpakian (b.1945) has worked as a professor of English and writing, book critic, and free-lance writer. Her major works include: Educating Waverly (2002), The delinquent virgin (1999), Steps and exes: a novel of family (1999), Cosette: the sequel to Les Misérables (1995), Graced land (1992), Dark continent and other stories (1989), Crescendo (1987), Fair Augusto and other stories ...
