Russian-American ficiton writer/artist Anya Ulinich will present her new graphic novel, Lena Finkle's Magic Barrel.
Wednesday, November 19
UConn Co-op, 6pm (Storrs Center)
Anya Ulinich grew up in Moscow, Russia, and immigrated to Arizona when she was seventeen. She holds an MFA in visual arts from the University of California, Davis. Her first novel, Petropolis, was published in 2007, and has since been translated into ten languages. Her graphic novel, Lena Finkle’s Magic Barrel, was published this summer. Ulinich’s short stories and essays have appeared in The New York Times, Zoetrope: All-Story, n+1, and PEN America Journal. She has taught writing at NYU and Gotham Writer’s Workshop. She lives in Brooklyn with her two daughters.
The reading will be followed by an informal conversation about art, fiction writing, and Russian literature.
For more information, contact: Ellen Litman at ellen.litman@uconn.edu