Valeria Luiselli

Valeria Luiselli
Luiselli at the 2015 National Book Festival
Born	(1983-08-16) August 16, 1983 Mexico City, Mexico
Occupation	Author
Nationality	Mexican
Period	2013–

Valeria Luiselli (born August 16, 1983) is a Mexican-Italian author living in the United States.

She is the author of the book of essays Sidewalks, and the internationally acclaimed novel Faces in the Crowd, which won the Los Angeles Times Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction. Her most recent novel, The Story of My Teeth was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Best Translated Book Award, and won the Los Angeles Times Prize for Best Fiction, and the Azul Price in Canada. Her books have been translated into more than twenty languages, and her work has appeared in publications such as The New York Times, Granta, McSweeney’s and The New Yorker. In 2014 she was the recipient of the National Book Foundation "5 under 35" award.

Career

After earning a bachelor's degree in Philosophy from the National Autonomous University of Mexico, Luiselli moved to New York City to study Comparative Literature in Columbia University. She teaches literature and creative writing, collaborates as a writer with a number of art galleries and has worked as a librettist for the New York City Ballet.

Personal life

Luiselli was born in Mexico City, and since then has lived in the United States, Costa Rica, South Korea, South Africa, India, Spain, and France. She lives in New York City.

Bibliography

• The Story of My Teeth, Granta, 2015 / Coffee House Press, 2015 (Originally published as "La historia de mis dientes", Sexto Piso, 2013)
• Sidewalks, Granta, 2013 / Coffee House Press, 2014
• Faces in the Crowd, Granta, 2012 / Coffee House Press, 2014
• Where You Are, "Swings of Harlem", Visual Editions, 2013

External links

• Interview with Jennifer Kabat in Bomb Magazine
• RCW Website