Lexi Freiman (born ) is an Australian writer.
Early life and education
Freiman was born circa 1983 and is of Jewish Hungarian descent. Her mother was a psychotherapist, and her father was a gastroenterologist.
In 2012, she received a
Master of Fine Arts
A Master of Fine Arts (MFA or M.F.A.)
is a terminal degree in fine arts, including visual arts, creative writing, graphic design, photography, filmmaking, dance, theatre, other performing arts and in some cases, theatre management or arts admini ...
from
Columbia University
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.
Career
In the 2000s, Freiman traveled with Australia's national Shakespeare company.
Later, she became an editor with
George Braziller
George Braziller (February 12, 1916 – March 16, 2017) was an American book publisher and the founder of George Braziller, Inc., a firm known for its literary and artistic books and its publication of foreign authors.
Life and career
Braziller ...
, and
Persea Books
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O ...
.
In 2013, Freiman was an Emerging Writer Fellow with
The Center for Fiction.
Her first novel, ''Inappropriation'', was published in 2018 by
Ecco Press. The novel was shortlisted for the 2019 New Australian Fiction Prize and longlisted for the 2018
Center for Fiction First Novel Prize __NOTOC__
The Center for Fiction's First Novel Prize is an annual award presented by The Center for Fiction, a non-profit organization in New York City, for the best debut novel. From 2006 to 2011, it was called the John Sargent, Sr. First Novel Pri ...
and the 2019
Miles Franklin Award
The Miles Franklin Literary Award is an annual literary prize awarded to "a novel which is of the highest literary merit and presents Australian life in any of its phases". The award was set up according to the will of Miles Franklin (1879–195 ...
.
In 2023, Catapult published Freiman's ''The Book of Ayn.''
As of 2023, Freiman also writes for Australian television.
Personal life
Although she lived in the United States for a time, Freiman returned to Australia in 2020.
Books
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References
External links
Lexi Freiman - Author of Inappropriation: A Novel*
Living people
Australian writers
Year of birth uncertain
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