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Originally from upstate New York, Elizabeth Rosner is an awardwinning poet, essayist and novelist now living in Berkeley, California. She holds degrees from Stanford University, the University of California at Irvine, and the University of Queensland in Australia. She taught literature and creative writing at the college level for 20 years before turning to writing fulltime.
Rosner's first novel, The Speed of Light, was published by Ballantine Books in 2001. The novel's central theme addresses the effects of the holocaust on the descendants of survivors; it is a story not only of loss but of the redemptive power of storytelling. Winner of several literary prizes, including Hadassah's Ribalow Prize, the Great Lakes Colleges Association award for Fiction, and the newly inaugurated Prix France Bleu Gironde, the book was a national bestseller, and was translated into nine foreign languages. It was optioned by actress Gillian Anderson, who plans to make the film her directorial debut.
Her second novel, BLUE NUDE, was published by Ballantine Books in May 2006. It depicts a story of reconciliation between a postwar German painter and a young Israeli artist's model, both of whom are struggling to make peace with their traumatic histories and their creative aspirations. Her poetry collection, GRAVITY, is a highly autobiographical exploration of her experience as the daughter of Holocaust survivors. Published as one of the Select Poets Series by Small Poetry Press, it is currently in its 14th printing. Her essays have appeared in the NY Times magazine, Elle magazine, and other national publications.
Her website is www.elizabethrosner.com.
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