Anya Ulinich (born 1973) is a contemporary Russian American writer and visual artist. She is the author of Petropolis (Viking, 2007), and Lena Finkle’s Magic Barrel, a graphic novel (Penguin, 2014).
Petropolis, a Sami Rohr Prize Finalist, presents the American dream as no longer a matter of material success, or even educational opportunities but of “finding a place for one's misfit heart”. Lena Finkle’s Magic Barrel has been described as "a late-life bildungsroman that somehow combines a great Russian heaviness of spirit with invigorating humour, moving effortlessly from Chekhov to OkCupid clichés." Ayelet Waldman's review in the New York Times describes hers as a "rare, indeed magical, talent.”
Awards
- National Book Foundation's 5 Under 35 honoree (2007)
Selected works
- Petropolis (Viking, 2007)
- Lena Finkle's Magic Barrel (Penguin, 2014)
References
External links
- Anya Ulinich | Penguin Random House
- Ayelet Waldman reviews Lena Finkle's Magic Barrel in The New York Times
- Lena Finkle's Magic Barrel in the Los Angeles Times
- Katie Roiphe on Lena Finkle's Magic Barrel
- Kevin Kinsella interviews Anya Ulinich about 'Petropolis'
