Lexi Freiman (born ) is an Australian writer known for her novels ''
Inappropriation'' (2018) and ''
The Book of Ayn'' (2023).
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 admi ...
from
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York, commonly referred to as Columbia University, is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Churc ...
.
Career
In the 2000s, after drama school, Freiman traveled with Australia's
Bell Shakespeare Company
Bell Shakespeare is an Australian theatre company specialising in the works of William Shakespeare, his contemporaries and other classics. Founded by actor John Bell and based in Sydney, it is Australia's only national theatre company. Apart f ...
.
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.
In 2013, Freiman was an Emerging Writer Fellow with
The Center for Fiction.
Her first novel, ''Inappropriation'', was published in 2018 by
Ecco Press
Ecco is a New York–based publishing imprint of HarperCollins. It was founded in 1971 by Daniel Halpern as an independent publishing company; Publishers Weekly described it as "one of America's best-known literary houses." In 1999 Ecco was acquir ...
. The novel was shortlisted for the 2019 New Australian Fiction Prize and longlisted for the 2018
Center for Fiction First Novel Prize
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The Center for Fiction 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 Priz ...
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 (law), will of Miles Franklin ...
.
In 2023, Catapult published Freiman's ''The Book of Ayn.
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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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Columbia University alumni
1980s births