Alexi Zentner (born August 29, 1973 in Kitchener, Ontario) is a Canadian-American short story writer, and novelist.
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| Born | August 29, 1973 Kitchener, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | Short story writer, novelist |
| Education | Grinnell College (BA) Cornell University (MFA) |
Life
editHe graduated from Grinnell College with a BA[1] and Cornell University with an MFA.[2] He taught at Cornell University.[3][4][5] He's now on the faculty at Binghamton University.[6]
His fiction has also appeared in The Atlantic Monthly,[7] Narrative Magazine (where it was awarded the 2008 Narrative Prize).[8]
He lives in Ithaca, New York, with his wife and two children.
Awards
editHis short story "Touch," originally published in Tin House is featured in The O. Henry Prize Stories 2008 where it was chosen as a jury favorite by author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.[9] Two of Alexi's short stories were also selected for "special mention" in the 2008 Pushcart Prize anthology. "Trapline" was awarded the 2008 Narrative Prize.
His debut novel Touch was a longlisted nominee for the 2011 Scotiabank Giller Prize[10] and shortlisted for the Governor General Award for English-language fiction.[11]
Works
editNovels
edit- Copperhead (novel) (Penguin Random House, 2019)[12]
- The Lobster Kings (W. W. Norton & Company, 2014)[13]
- Touch (W. W. Norton & Company, 2011)[14]
Short fiction
editAnthologies
edit- Laura Furman, ed. (May 6, 2008). "Touch". The O. Henry Prize Stories 2008. Anchor. p. 319. ISBN 978-0-307-28034-3.
Alexi Zentner.
- Bill Henderson, ed. (December 10, 2007). Pushcart Prize XXXII. Pushcart Press. ISBN 978-1-888889-46-8.
Zentner also writes mysteries and horror novels under the pen name Ezekiel Boone.[15]
References
edit- ^ "Alexi Zentner - Our Faculty - English, General Literature and Rhetoric | Binghamton University".
- ^ "Wooooord! C.U. MFAs". 2 October 2008.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-11. Retrieved 2010-05-17.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Wooooord! C.U. MFAs". 2 October 2008.
- ^ "Ezra Magazine Cover story".
- ^ "Alexi Zentner - Our Faculty - English, General Literature and Rhetoric | Binghamton University".
- ^ "Alexi Zentner". The Atlantic.
- ^ "Author's Web Site". 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
- ^ "Author Spotlight". 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
- ^ "DeWitt, Edugyan, Ondaatje and Vanderhaege among 17 on Giller long list" Archived 2012-04-20 at the Wayback Machine. The Globe and Mail, September 6, 2011.
- ^ https://ggbooks.ca/past-winners-and-finalists
- ^ "Copperhead by Alexi Zentner | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books". Archived from the original on 2019-06-24.
- ^ Zentner, Alexi (27 May 2014). The Lobster Kings: A Novel. ISBN 978-0393089578.
- ^ Zentner, Alexi (4 April 2011). Touch: A Novel. ISBN 978-0393079876.
- ^ "Meet Harpur's horror master - Binghamton News".