Molly Antopol (born February 26, 1978) is an American professor and author, writing both fiction and nonfiction. As of 2023, she is an Assistant Professor of English and Creative Writing at Stanford University.[1] Her primary research interests include the Cold War and the Middle East.
Molly Antopol | |
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 Molly Antopol at the 2014 Texas Book Festival. | |
| Born | February 26, 1978 Culver City, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Author, professor |
| Nationality | American |
| Genre | Fiction, Nonfiction |
| Notable works | The UnAmericans (2014) |
Biography
editAntopol was born in Culver City, California, to a family with an Eastern European Jewish history.[2]
Her debut story collection, The UnAmericans, was published in 2014 by W. W. Norton & Company. It was nominated for the National Book Award,[3] and won the 2015 New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award.[4] Antopol's other awards include "5 Under 35" award from the National Book Foundation;[5] the French-American Prize; the California Book Award Silver Medal; and the Ribalow Prize.[citation needed]
The New York Times compared Antopol's work favorably to Grace Paley and Allegra Goodman.[6] On NPR, author Meg Wolitzer commented that Antopol's work will "make you nostalgic, not just for earlier times, but for another era in short fiction. A time when writers such as Bernard Malamud, and Issac Bashevis Singer and Grace Paley roamed the earth."[7]
Awards and honors
editIn 2013, the National Book Foundation included Antopol on their "5 Under 35" author list.[8] She has since received notable fellowships, including the Radcliffe Institute Fellowship at Harvard University in 2016, and won the Berlin Prize from the American Academy in Berlin in 2017. In 2019, she was a visiting fellow at the American Library in Paris.
| Year | Title | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | The Un-Americans | Edward Lewis Wallant Award for Jewish Fiction | Finalist | [9] |
| Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature | Finalist | [10] | ||
| PEN/Robert W. Bingham Award | Finalist | |||
| Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Award | Second | [11] | ||
| National Jewish Book Award | Finalist | |||
| California Book Awards Silver Medal First Fiction winner for The Un-Americans | Silver | [12][failed verification] | ||
| National Book Award for Fiction | Longlist | [8][13] | ||
| 2015 | New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award | Winner | [4] | |
| Ribalow Prize | Winner | [14] |
References
edit- ^ "Molly Antopol". Archived from the original on 2023-12-22. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
- ^ "Meet Molly Antopol, Author of "The UnAmericans"". College of Arts and Sciences. 2023-05-04. Archived from the original on 2023-07-21. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
- ^ "Fiction Long List Announced for National Book Awards". The New York Times. September 17, 2014. Archived from the original on February 5, 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
- ^ a b "Molly Antopol wins New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award". 28 April 2015. Archived from the original on 26 May 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- ^ "Molly Antopol, 5 Under 35, 2013". The National Book Foundation. Archived from the original on 2018-09-04. Retrieved 2014-04-07.
- ^ Garner, Dwight (18 March 2014). "Tales From Tel Aviv and Upper West Side". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2014-04-10. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
- ^ Antopol, Molly (2014-02-12). "Book Review: 'The UnAmericans,' By Molly Antopol". NPR. Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-04-07.
- ^ a b "The UnAmericans by Molly Antopol, 2014 National Book Award Longlist, Fiction". Archived from the original on 29 August 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- ^ "The Maurice Greenberg Center for Judaic Studies". Mar 8, 2014. Archived from the original on March 8, 2014. Retrieved Mar 14, 2019.
- ^ "2015 Sami Rohr Prize Finalists Announced". Archived from the original on 3 August 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- ^ Noble, Barnes &. "2015 Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Award, Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Award, Books". Archived from the original on 12 January 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- ^ "California Book Awards". Commonwealth Club of California. Archived from the original on October 18, 2019. Retrieved Mar 14, 2019.
- ^ Alter, Alexandra (17 September 2014). "Fiction Long List Announced for National Book Awards". Archived from the original on 17 September 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- ^ "Molly Antopol Wins Hadassah Fiction Award". The Forward. JTA. 9 October 2015. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
External links
edit- Official Website
- New York Times review of The UnAmericans