Anne Fadiman
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Anne Fadiman is an American
author, editor and teacher.
She is the daughter of the renowned literary, radio and television personality Clifton Fadiman
and World War II
correspondent and author Annalee Jacoby Fadiman. She attended Harvard University
, graduating in 1975 from Radcliffe College
.
Fadiman's 1997 book The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down
won the National Book Critics Circle Award. Researched in California
, it examined an extended Hmong
family with a child with epilepsy, and their cultural, linguistic and medical struggles in America.
She has authored two books of essays, Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader (1998) and At Large and At Small: Familiar Essays (2007), and edited Rereadings: Seventeen Writers Revisit Books They Love (2005).
Fadiman was a founding editor of the Library of Congress
magazine Civilization, and was the editor of the Phi Beta Kappa quarterly The American Scholar
. She was forced out of her position at The American Scholar
in 2004 in a dispute over budgetary and other issues.
Since January 2005, in a program established by Yale alumnus Paul E. Francis, Anne Fadiman has been Yale University
's first Francis Writer in Residence, a position which allows her to teach one or two non-fiction writing seminars each year, and advise, mentor and interact with students and editors of undergraduate publications.
Fadiman is married to the American author George Howe Colt
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
author, editor and teacher.
She is the daughter of the renowned literary, radio and television personality Clifton Fadiman
Clifton Fadiman
Clifton P. "Kip" Fadiman was an American intellectual, author, editor, radio and television personality.-Literary career:...
and World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
correspondent and author Annalee Jacoby Fadiman. She attended Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
, graduating in 1975 from Radcliffe College
Radcliffe College
Radcliffe College was a women's liberal arts college in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and was the coordinate college for Harvard University. It was also one of the Seven Sisters colleges. Radcliffe College conferred joint Harvard-Radcliffe diplomas beginning in 1963 and a formal merger agreement with...
.
Fadiman's 1997 book The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures is a 1997 book by Anne Fadiman that chronicles the struggles of a Hmong refugee family from Sainyabuli Province, Laos, the Lees, and their interactions with the health care system in...
won the National Book Critics Circle Award. Researched in California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, it examined an extended Hmong
Hmong people
The Hmong , are an Asian ethnic group from the mountainous regions of China, Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand. Hmong are also one of the sub-groups of the Miao ethnicity in southern China...
family with a child with epilepsy, and their cultural, linguistic and medical struggles in America.
She has authored two books of essays, Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader (1998) and At Large and At Small: Familiar Essays (2007), and edited Rereadings: Seventeen Writers Revisit Books They Love (2005).
Fadiman was a founding editor of the Library of Congress
Library of Congress
The Library of Congress is the research library of the United States Congress, de facto national library of the United States, and the oldest federal cultural institution in the United States. Located in three buildings in Washington, D.C., it is the largest library in the world by shelf space and...
magazine Civilization, and was the editor of the Phi Beta Kappa quarterly The American Scholar
The American Scholar (magazine)
The American Scholar is the literary quarterly of the Phi Beta Kappa Society, founded in 1932. The magazine has won fourteen National Magazine Awards from the American Society of Magazine Editors from 1999 to present, including awards for General Excellence...
. She was forced out of her position at The American Scholar
The American Scholar (magazine)
The American Scholar is the literary quarterly of the Phi Beta Kappa Society, founded in 1932. The magazine has won fourteen National Magazine Awards from the American Society of Magazine Editors from 1999 to present, including awards for General Excellence...
in 2004 in a dispute over budgetary and other issues.
Since January 2005, in a program established by Yale alumnus Paul E. Francis, Anne Fadiman has been Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
's first Francis Writer in Residence, a position which allows her to teach one or two non-fiction writing seminars each year, and advise, mentor and interact with students and editors of undergraduate publications.
Fadiman is married to the American author George Howe Colt
George Howe Colt
George Howe Colt is an American journalist and author. He is the author of November of the Soul: The Enigma of Suicide and The Big House . He is married to the American author Anne Fadiman....
.