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Karen Russell
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Karen Russell is an American novelist, writer, and university teacher born in Miami in 1981. She is educated at Columbia University and Northwestern University and speaks English. Russell has taught at Bryn Mawr College, Columbia University, and Williams College. Her literary influences include George Saunders.
Her notable works include *St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves*, *The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2022*, *Wounded Storyteller*, *Antidote*, and *All the Little Foxes*. She has received a MacArthur Fellowship and a Guggenheim Fellowship. Additionally, she was nominated for the Locus Award for Best Novelette.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 15
Top works
- Marrowstone
- The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2022
- Wounded Storyteller
- Faith Here and Now
- Gluten Free Living
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Karen
- Family name
- Russell
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Miami
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Employer
- Williams College
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Official website
- karenrussellauthor.com
- Image
- Karen russell 2011.jpg
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- Commons category
- Karen Russell
- date of birth
- 1981-07-10
- influenced by
- George Saunders
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