Vivian Gornick Biography

Vivian Gornick, a raised New Yorker, is a grant-winning writer and memoirist who has written many best-selling books and has worked as a columnist for over 40 years. She received her BA from City College of New York and her MA from New York University. She rose to prominence in the 1970s, documenting the second wave of feminism for The Village Voice. Her 1987 smash novel Fierce Attachments is credited with igniting the journal craze, and her book The Situation and the Story: The Art of Personal Narrative (Farrar Straus and Giroux: 2001) is a required reading for most writing programs throughout the country. Emma Goldman: Revolution As A Way of Life (Yale University Press 2011) is the story of a radical at the turn of the (twentieth) century who was interested in the concept that internal liberation is the fundamental business of social revolution. The Problem of Free Love: Emma Goldman's Address Anarchy and the Liberated Self was initially presented at USC to acclaim, and it speaks directly to our current political culture and the Occupy Wall Street movement. She has received several accolades, including two National Book Critics Circle Award nominations. Aside from political keynotes, Vivien is available to provide workshops on The Persona in Nonfiction Writing. What is a Personal Essay and How to Write a Memoir.

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