Katie Kitamura | |
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Born | 1979 (age 44–45) Sacramento, California, U.S. |
Language | English |
Nationality | American |
Education |
Princeton University London Consortium ( PhD) |
Notable works | The Longshot |
Spouse | Hari Kunzru |
Children | 2 [1] |
Katie Kitamura (born 1979) is an American novelist, journalist, and art critic. She is currently an Honorary Research Fellow at the London Consortium. [2]
Katie Kitamura was born in Sacramento, California [3] in 1979 to a family of Japanese origin, [4] and raised in Davis, where her father Ryuichi was a professor at UC Davis Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. [2] [5] [6]
Kitamura graduated from Princeton University in New Jersey in 1999. She earned a PhD in American literature from the London Consortium. [7] Her thesis was titled The Aesthetics of Vulgarity and the Modern American Novel (2005). [8]
Earlier in her life, Kitamura trained as a ballerina. [9] [10]
Kitamura wrote Japanese for Travellers: A Journey, describing her travels across Japan and examining the dichotomies of its society and her own place in it as a Japanese-American. [11]
Kitamura was introduced to mixed martial arts in Japan by her brother. [12] Her first novel, The Longshot, published in 2009, is about the preparation undertaken by a fighter and his trainer ahead of a championship bout against a famous opponent. The cover art of the US edition of her book features the title tattooed on knuckles; the knuckles are her brother's. [9] Kitamura's second novel, Gone to the Forest, published in 2013, is set in an unnamed colonial country and describes the life and suffering of a landowning family against a backdrop of civil strife and political change. [13]
Kitamura's 2017 novel A Separation will be adapted for a film starring Katherine Waterston. [14] Her novel Intimacies appeared in 2021.
Kitamura writes for The Guardian, The New York Times, and Wired. [2] She has written articles on mixed martial arts, [15] film criticism and analysis, [16] and art. [17] [18]
In 2010, Kitamura's The Longshot was shortlisted for the New York Public Library's Young Lions Fiction Award. [19] In 2013, her Gone to the Forest was also shortlisted for the Young Lions Fiction Award. In 2021, Kitamura's Intimacies was longlisted for the National Book Award for Fiction. [20]
Kitamura is married to author Hari Kunzru. [23]
Katie Kitamura | |
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Born | 1979 (age 44–45) Sacramento, California, U.S. |
Language | English |
Nationality | American |
Education |
Princeton University London Consortium ( PhD) |
Notable works | The Longshot |
Spouse | Hari Kunzru |
Children | 2 [1] |
Katie Kitamura (born 1979) is an American novelist, journalist, and art critic. She is currently an Honorary Research Fellow at the London Consortium. [2]
Katie Kitamura was born in Sacramento, California [3] in 1979 to a family of Japanese origin, [4] and raised in Davis, where her father Ryuichi was a professor at UC Davis Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. [2] [5] [6]
Kitamura graduated from Princeton University in New Jersey in 1999. She earned a PhD in American literature from the London Consortium. [7] Her thesis was titled The Aesthetics of Vulgarity and the Modern American Novel (2005). [8]
Earlier in her life, Kitamura trained as a ballerina. [9] [10]
Kitamura wrote Japanese for Travellers: A Journey, describing her travels across Japan and examining the dichotomies of its society and her own place in it as a Japanese-American. [11]
Kitamura was introduced to mixed martial arts in Japan by her brother. [12] Her first novel, The Longshot, published in 2009, is about the preparation undertaken by a fighter and his trainer ahead of a championship bout against a famous opponent. The cover art of the US edition of her book features the title tattooed on knuckles; the knuckles are her brother's. [9] Kitamura's second novel, Gone to the Forest, published in 2013, is set in an unnamed colonial country and describes the life and suffering of a landowning family against a backdrop of civil strife and political change. [13]
Kitamura's 2017 novel A Separation will be adapted for a film starring Katherine Waterston. [14] Her novel Intimacies appeared in 2021.
Kitamura writes for The Guardian, The New York Times, and Wired. [2] She has written articles on mixed martial arts, [15] film criticism and analysis, [16] and art. [17] [18]
In 2010, Kitamura's The Longshot was shortlisted for the New York Public Library's Young Lions Fiction Award. [19] In 2013, her Gone to the Forest was also shortlisted for the Young Lions Fiction Award. In 2021, Kitamura's Intimacies was longlisted for the National Book Award for Fiction. [20]
Kitamura is married to author Hari Kunzru. [23]