Hanna KRALL-Szperkowicz
1996
fiction writer
(fiction writer, Malaysia; born in Malacca) is associate professor at the Malaysian National University, and teaches creative writing at the Malaysian National Academy. His publications include several collections of short fiction, among them Dunia Belum Berakhir (1989); Datangnya Macam Malaikat (Heinemann Books, 1982); Jeneral (PF 13, 1992). Dr. Othman, a graduate of the Sultan Idris Teacher's Training College in Perak, has written many books on literary theory, creative writing, children's literature and Malaysian literary history. His latest book, forthcoming from Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, is Landas Kreativiti: Penulisa Cerpen. He is actively involved in the regional scene, leading workshops, judging competitions, giving talks throughout Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei Darussalam. The Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Malaysia is providing his grant support.
1996
fiction writer
studied architecture in Sao Paulo and comparative literature in Paris and now teaches at the University of the Amazon in Manaus. His novel, The Tree of the Seventh Heaven (Atheneum, New York, 1994; translated from the Portuguese by Ellen Watson) was first published in 1989 and was awarded one of the most prestigious prizes in Brazil, the Jabuti prize for the best Brazilian novel. He is also the author of a collection of poetry and texts, Amazonas: um rio entre ruinas (Diadorim, Sao Paulo, 1978), numerous essays and reviews, and his short fiction has appeared in anthologies abroad. Most recently Mr. Hatoum was a visiting lecturer at the University of California, Berkeley, an appointment he will resume upon completing his fellowship at the University of Iowa. His participation in the IWP is supported by the Vitae Foundation of Brazil.
1996
fiction writer, translator
has published numerous books and articles and is very active in Moroccan literary circles. He is professor of philosophy and translation at the Ben M'Sick Faculty of Letters in Casablanca. He earned his M.A. degree in the history of philosophy from the Faculty of Letters in Rabat. He is the author of a fiction collection, Tarik (Ibn Zaid) Did Not Conquer Andalusia. His short fiction has been translated into French, English, Spanish, Russian, and Norwegian. In 1974 he launched the Arabic magazine New Culture, and has written articles for specialized journals on philosophy and translation, as well as newspaper commentary. He has translated many books from English and Spanish into Arabic. Mr. Messnaoui is the first Moroccan writer to attend the IWP. The USIA is supporting his participation.
1996
fiction writer
is the author of three novels, among them Fabula de la inmortalidad ("Immortality Fable"; UNAM, Mexico, 1995, Collec. Rayuela Nacional); and "Amor en aerosol" ("Love in aerosol"), which was a finalist in the "Agustin Yanez" competition held by the Mortiz-Planeta publishing house for the best novel of 1993. Her short fiction has been extensively anthologized throughout Latin America and Spain. She's also written adventure stories for teenagers, Dias de pinta ("Skipping School"). She studied pedagogy at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and did Ph.D. studies in education in Madrid. She has taught English and French, and at present teaches writing skills, literary theory and critical reading at the National Center for the Promotion of Literature. She is at the University of Iowa through a fellowship from the AT&T Foundation.
1996
fiction writer, playwright, poet
is a Reader in Commonwealth literature in the Department of English at the University of Poona. His publications include a collection of poems, Slide Show (Leeds: Peepal Tree Books, 1992); short stories, One Day I Locked My Flat in Soul-City (Delhi: Rupa & Co., 1995); plays, The Wisest Fool and Other Plays (Bombay: The Brown Critique, 1996). He has edited several anthologies and books of criticism. He earned his Ph.D. in comparative literature at the University of Bombay, with a thesis on the attitudes toward love and nature of Whitman and Tagore. He received the Nehru Centenary Post-doctoral Fellowship from the Government of India, and a travel fellowship from India's National Academy of Letters. Dr. Rao is currently at work on a biography of the Indian poet Nissim Ezekiel. He attends the IWP as a fellow of the AT&T Foundation.
1996
fiction writer, journalist
is an art historian and journalist whose books on Spanish architecture and art are widely respected in the world scene. She is the author of two novels, En otros ojos ("In Other Eyes"; Alba Editorial, 1996), and The Everlasting Return (in progress), and a short story collection, Anima Animal. Her numerous texts for exhibition catalogs and her books on art history are published in London, New York, Madrid and Barcelona, with editions in German and Greek. She earned the MA in the history and criticism of modern art from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago; a diploma in international relations from the College of Journalism in London, and is a graduate in journalism from the Autonomous University of Barcelona. She is a reviewer and critic for the leading Spanish newspapers El Pais and La Vanguardia. She is an IWP grantee of the US Information Agency.
1996
fiction writer
(fiction writer, Russia) has received considerable recognition in international literary circles. He received the Russian equivalent of the Booker Prize in 1993, which led to a workshop on creative writing held in Great Britain. New Directions Books published a collection of stories, as well as The Yellow Arrow; his novel Omon Ra is published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux. These books have appeared simultaneously abroad, and include another novel, The Life of Insects (forthcoming in Britain, France, the Netherlands), and a short fiction collection is coming out in Japan, The Blue Lantern. His other works are a fiction collection in two volumes, Tambourine to the Upper World and Tambourine to the Lower World. He is taking part in the IWP through the US Information Agency.
1996
children's author, fiction writer
is the author of books published world-wide; two thirds of his fiction has been short-listed for awards, including citations from the American Library Assocation and the New York Public Library, the Choysa Bursary for Children's Writers and the Esther Glen Medal. The author of thirty novels, twenty-three for children and young adults, Mr. Taylor has published three new books in 1996 alone: Circles (Penguin NZ); The Fatz Twins & the Haunted House (Harper Collins NZ), and Nick's Story (Longacre Press). A former school teacher and principal of the Ohakune School, he turned to writing full time in 1985. His first novel Episode came out in 1970, and since then his works have been published in multiple editions by Penguin, Scholastic, and others in Australia, the US, and Europe. He is a fellow of the Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa.
1996
fiction writer
is one of the most popular writers of Latvian fiction in a country where culture is a major component of everyday life. Her collections of stories include (in Latvian) A Concert for My Friends in an Ash Box (Riga: Lesima Publishers, 1987); A Bestiary for Our Times (Riga: Literatura un Maksla Publishers, 1992); The Apocrypha of Shadows (Riga: Preses Nams Publishers, 1996). Ms. Repse is a graduate of the Department of Art History and Theory at the Latvian Academy of Art, and held a grant from the Austrian Ministry of Education, Art, and Research in 1995. She has been a literary editor for the Labrit newspaper, and correspondent and columnist for two Latvian magazines and a daily. She and Anna Auzina are the first Latvian writers to attend the IWP. She is at the IWP as a grantee of the USIA.
1996
critic, fiction writer, journalist
is director of the independent weekly, Motion d'Information. His extensive knowledge of African politics and world affairs comes from long experience as head of the foreign news departments for periodicals in Senegal and Côte d'Ivoire, as well as his association with the ANB-BNA news agency in Brussels. He holds a law degree from the University of Bordeaux (France), and in post-graduate studies in law (the diplome d'etudes superieures) from the Faculty of Law and Economic Studies in Dakar. One of his country's most distinguished critics, Mr. Adotévi is known throughout the region for his novel Sacrilege a Mandali, and for such essays as L'Apartheid et la societe international ("Apartheid and International Society"). His participation in the IWP is supported by the US Information Agency's International Visitor Program.
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