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'''Michelle Latiolais''' is the author of the novel ''She''; ''Widow'', a collection of stories shortlisted for [[The Believer Book Award]];<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.believermag.com/issues/201203/?read=believer_book_award |title=The Believer Book Award 2011 finalists |magazine=[[The Believer (magazine)|The Believer]] |date=March–April 2012 |accessdate=March 6, 2014}}</ref> the novel ''A Proper Knowledge''; and the novel ''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 at Irvine]], where she co-directs the Programs in Writing. She lives in Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.faculty.uci.edu/profile.cfm?faculty_id=3306|title=Michelle Latiolais|publisher=UC Irvine|language=English|accessdate=13 April 2015}}</ref>


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'''Michelle Latiolais''' (born 1956) is an American author and academic known for the novels ''She,''<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.believermag.com/issues/201203/?read=believer_book_award |title=The Believer Book Award 2011 finalists |magazine=[[The Believer (magazine)|The Believer]] |date=March–April 2012 |accessdate=March 6, 2014}}</ref> ''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.
==Early life==

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Latiolais was born in 1956. She did her graduate studies at the [[University of Denver]], where she was taught by novelist [[John Edward Williams|John Williams]]. She later wrote the introduction to the NYRB Classic edition of Williams' novel ''[[Butcher's Crossing]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=BUTCHER’S CROSSING |url=https://www.nyrb.com/products/butchers-crossing?variant=1094929361}}</ref>
== Background ==
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Latiolais was born in [[Denver]], [[Colorado]], in 1956.<ref>From dustjacket of ''Even Now''</ref> 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]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=UC Irvine - Faculty Profile System|url=https://www.faculty.uci.edu/profile.cfm?faculty_id=3306|access-date=2021-02-07|website=www.faculty.uci.edu}}</ref> She later wrote the introduction to the [[New York Review Books]] Classic edition of Williams' novel ''[[Butcher's Crossing]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=BUTCHER’S CROSSING |url=https://www.nyrb.com/products/butchers-crossing?variant=1094929361}}</ref>

She lives in Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite web|title=Michelle Latiolais|url=http://www.faculty.uci.edu/profile.cfm?faculty_id=3306|accessdate=13 April 2015|publisher=UC Irvine|language=English}}</ref>


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Michelle Latiolais
Born1956 (age 68–69)
Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Academic background
EducationUniversity of California, Irvine (MFA)
University of Denver (MA)
InfluencesJohn Edward Williams
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of California, Irvine

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.

Background

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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

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  • Even Now (1990)
  • A Proper Knowledge (2008)
  • Widow (2011)
  • She (2016)

References

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  1. ^ "The Believer Book Award 2011 finalists". The Believer. March–April 2012. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
  2. ^ From dustjacket of Even Now
  3. ^ "UC Irvine - Faculty Profile System". www.faculty.uci.edu. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
  4. ^ "BUTCHER'S CROSSING".
  5. ^ "Michelle Latiolais". UC Irvine. Retrieved 13 April 2015.


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