Valeria Luiselli
Valeria Luiselli was born on August 16th, 1983 and is currently 41 years old. Valeria Luiselli was born in Mexico City, Mexico. Luiselli attended National Autonomous University of Mexico where she received a BA and Columbia University where she received a PhD in comparative literature.
Valeria Luiselli is probably best known for her Standalone Novels. There are currently 3 novels available. The first standalone was released in 2011 with the novel Faces in the Crowd. The most recently released novel was Lost Children Archive which was released in 2019. There are no upcoming standalone novels by Valeria at this time.
Valeria Luiselli has also written the Non-Fiction Books series which has 2 books including Sidewalks and Tell Me How It Ends.
Valeria Luiselli was honoured with a MacArthur Fellowship in 2019 for challenging conventions in fiction, essays and hybrids and offering new methods to tell stories and document people's lives.
Valeria has been a assistant professor in the Romance Languages and Literatures Department at Hofstra University. She also taught in City College of New York’s Beyond Identity Program. She joined Bard College’s Program in Written Arts as a writer in residence in the fall of 2019.
Valeria Luiselli: Awards & Accolades
Luiselli's books have won multiple awards, Faces in the Crowd won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction, in 2014. The Story of My Teeth won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, Best Fiction, in 2015.
Valeria Luiselli books have also been nominated for multiple awards, Faces in the Crowd was nominated for The Believer, Believer Best Book Award, in 2014. The Story of My Teeth was nominated for the Kirkus Prize, Best Fiction Book, in 2015. Tell Me How It Ends was nominated for the Kirkus Prize, Best Nonfiction Book, in 2017. Lost Children Archive was nominated for the Kirkus Prize, Best Fiction Book, in 2019.
Related Authors
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- Jane Austen, author of the novel: Pride and Prejudice.
- Margaret Atwood, author of The Handmaid's Tale Series.
- J.R.R. Tolkien, author of The Lord of the Rings Series.
- Andy Weir, author of the novel: Project Hail Mary.
- Neil Gaiman, author of the American Gods Series.
Valeria Luiselli: F.A.Q
When was Valeria Luiselli Born? How old is Valeria Luiselli?
Valeria Luiselli was born on August 16th, 1983. Valeria Luiselli is currently 41 years old.
Where was Valeria Luiselli Born?
Valeria Luiselli was born in Mexico City, Mexico and is Mexican.
What book awards has Valeria Luiselli won?
What was the first book Valeria Luiselli wrote?
The first book written by Valeria Luiselli was Sidewalks, published in 2010.
What was the most recent book Valeria Luiselli wrote?
Her most recently released work was Lost Children Archive on February 12th, 2019.
Will there be any more books by Valeria Luiselli?
Valeria Luiselli does not have any upcoming books with a set publication date within the next few months at this time.
How many books has Valeria Luiselli written?
Valeria Luiselli has written 5 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 3 Standalone Novels, 2 books in the Non-Fiction Books.