词条 | Alba Arikha |
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Alba Arikha (born 1966) is a French-born writer who lives and works in the United Kingdom. Early lifeBrought up in Paris, her father was the Franco-Israeli artist Avigdor Arikha. Her mother is the American poet, Anne Atik.[1] Her sister, Noga Arikha, is a historian of ideas.[2] Arikha received her BA from Hampshire College, and her MFA from Columbia University. CareerArikha has written five books. Her first two, Muse[3] and Walking on Ice,[4] were written under the name Alba Branca. Arikha’s memoir Major/Minor[5] was published in 2011 by Quartet Books. Charting her artistic childhood in Paris, coupled with memories of her godfather, Samuel Beckett, the book was shortlisted for the Spear’s Awards[6] and selected by the New Yorker among the best books of 2012.[7] The paperback edition was published in 2017. She wrote a narrative poem, ‘Soon,’ published by CB Editions in 2013[8] and turned into an opera, one of two projects Arikha collaborated on as librettist with her husband, composer Tom Smail.[9] It was performed in August 2013, at the Riverside Studios, in London.[8] The second one, 'Blue Electric,' based on Major/Minor was performed in August 2018 at the Tête-à-Tête Opera festival at RADA,[10] and was directed by Hugh Hudson. Her new novel, ‘Where to find me,’ was published by Alma Books in 2018,[11] and was selected among the best books of 2018 in the Evening Standard.[12] Themes of identity and displacement remain central to her work. Arikha is a regular contributor to Radio 4,[13] and was included in Pick of the Week.[14] Since 2012, she has been teaching creative writing for various institutions such as the Royal Academy of Art[15] and the Chocolate Factory[16] and has been involved with Guardian masterclasses,[17] since 2015, where she teaches classes on short fiction. In Spring 2017 she was Adjunct Assistant Professor at Columbia University,[18] where she taught a masterclass in non-fiction. In addition to her writing, Arikha is also a singer/songwriter and has performed in Paris and London. She has recorded two CD’s of songs, ‘Si j’ai aimé’[19] and ‘Dans les rues de Paris.’[20] She has also written a song based on the main character of her novel, ‘Where to find me.’ Since 2019, she has been a visiting lecturer at the University of Hertfordshire, where she teaches creative writing.[21] Personal lifeAlba Arikha is married to the composer Tom Smail, and lives in London with her two children.[22] BibliographyFiction:
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