Writer and translator (born 1978)
Lauren Elkin |
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| Occupation | Writer and translator |
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| Notable works | Art Monsters: Unruly Bodies in Feminist Art |
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| www.laurenelkin.com |
Lauren Elkin (born 1978) is a French and American writer, essayist and translator. She is known for her book,Art Monsters: Unruly Bodies in Feminist Art[1][2] andFlâneuse, which was among the list of notable books byThe New York Times Book Review and a finalist for thePEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay.[3]
Her work has appeared inThe New York Times,Granta,Le Monde, andFrieze. She was the English translator ofSimone de Beauvoir'sThe Inseparables.[4][5][6][7]
Her debut novel,Scaffolding, was published in June 2024 in the U.K.[8] and September 2024 in the U.S.[9]
Early and personal life
[edit]A native New Yorker, Elkin lived inParis, France for 20 years and is now based in London. Elkin isJewish.[10]
- Flâneuse: Women Walk the City (Chatto & Windus/FSG) 2016/2017.[11]
- No. 91/92: A Diary of a Year on the Bus (Semiotext(e)/Les Fugitives) 2021.[12]
- Art Monsters: Unruly Bodies in Feminist Art (Chatto & Windus/FSG) 2023.[13][14]
- Scaffolding, (Chatto & Windus/FSG) 2024.[15][16][17]
- ^Goodpasture, Eliza."Art Monsters by Lauren Elkin review – daring to be different".The Observer. Retrieved25 April 2024.
- ^Zajdman, Josh (14 November 2023)."Writer and Cultural Critic Lauren Elkin Unleashes Her 'Art Monsters'".Vogue. Retrieved25 April 2024.
- ^Szalai, Jennifer (29 November 2023)."For Women 'Art Monsters,' Both Beauty and Excess Are Key".The New York Times.ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved25 April 2024.
- ^Cummins, Anthony (28 August 2021)."Lauren Elkin: 'I felt like I was in De Beauvoir's body'".The Guardian.ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved25 April 2024.
- ^"Womanhouse".artreview.com. Retrieved25 April 2024.
- ^Feeny, Madeleine (9 September 2021)."The view from the Paris bus — an appreciation of everyday life".The Spectator. Retrieved25 April 2024.
- ^LaCava, Stephanie (16 September 2021)."Give Me Inquisitiveness, Exuberance, Neuroses: Lauren Elkin Interviewed".BOMB Magazine. Retrieved25 April 2024.
- ^Cummins, Anthony (11 June 2024)."Scaffolding by Lauren Elkin review – an erudite first novel with horny energy".The Guardian.
- ^Meyer, Lily (8 October 2024)."In Defense of Marital Secrets".The Atlantic.
- ^Ferri, Jessica (21 November 2023)."This writer loves feminist 'art monsters' — but thinks 'cancel culture is destructive'".Los Angeles Times. Retrieved19 October 2024.
- ^Johnson, Diane (2 March 2017)."Walk on By: A Celebration of Women's Pleasure in Wandering a City".The New York Times. Retrieved21 October 2024.
- ^Mishra, Anandi (1 October 2021)."Paris from the Window Seat: On Lauren Elkin's "No. 91/92: A Diary of a Year on the Bus"".Los Angeles Review of Books. Retrieved21 October 2024.
- ^Cooke, Rachel (9 July 2023)."Art Monsters: Unruly Bodies in Feminist Art by Lauren Elkin review – when freestyle thinking goes too far".The Observer.ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved18 September 2024.
- ^Szalai, Jennifer (29 November 2023)."Book Review: 'Art Monsters,' by Lauren Elkin".The New York Times. Retrieved18 September 2024.
- ^Moss, Sarah (20 June 2024)."Scaffolding by Lauren Elkin review – parallel lives in Paris".The Guardian.ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved18 September 2024.
- ^Christensen, Lauren (17 September 2024)."Book Review: 'Scaffolding,' by Lauren Elkin".The New York Times. Retrieved18 September 2024.
- ^"Book Review: Couples mix in Paris as feminist voices rise in Lauren Elkin's novel `Scaffolding'".AP News. 16 September 2024. Retrieved18 September 2024.
