Asali Solomon

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Asali Solomon
BornPhiladelphia
OccupationAuthor, writer
NationalityAmerican
Notable worksDisgruntled (2015)
Notable awardsRona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award (2005)
Children2

Asali Solomon is an American professor, author, and novelist. She grew up in West Philadelphia, and attended Henry C. Lea Elementary, The Baldwin School in Bryn Mawr and graduated from Central High School. In 2007 she was named a 5 under 35 honoree.


Career[]

Solomon attended Barnard College as an undergraduate, and received a Ph.D. in English from UC Berkeley. After her Ph.D., she went on to receive an MFA from the University of Iowa in Fiction. She is currently an Associate Professor of English at Haverford College.[1] Before working at Haverford, she was affiliated with Washington and Lee University and Trinity College.

Work[]

Solomon has written two books. Her first, Get Down, was a collection of short stories published in 2008. She published her second book, a novel titled Disgruntled, in 2015.[2] Disgruntled was well received by critics.[3][4]

Bibliography[]

  • Get Down (2008)
  • Disgruntled (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2015)

References[]

  1. ^ "FacultyAsali Solomon". Haverford College. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  2. ^ "Novelist's 'Disgruntled' Heroine Is Drawn From Her Own Childhood". Fresh Air / NPR. February 15, 2015. Retrieved May 27, 2015.
  3. ^ Cha, Steph (January 29, 2015). "Review Coming of age with Asali Solomon's 'Disgruntled'". LA Times. Retrieved May 27, 2015.
  4. ^ "DISGRUNTLED". Kirkus Review. February 3, 2015. Retrieved May 28, 2015.


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