Sara Houghteling
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Sara Houghteling is an American novelist and educator.
in 2003. She was the recipient of a Fulbright scholarship to Paris, first prize in the Avery Jules Hopwood Novel Contest, and a John Steinbeck fellowship. She teaches high school English at the Marin Academy
. In 2009, she became engaged to fellow Harvard alumnus and writer Daniel Mason
, author of The Piano Tuner and A Far Country. After focusing on lost art looted during World War II for her first novel, she is currently writing her second book on a pianist searching for Hindemith's lost piano concerto after ruining his right hand practicing Brahms' Piano Concerto in B-Flat Major.
. It won the Edward Lewis Wallant Award
and has also been released as an audio book, read by Mark Bramhall.
Biography
She was born in 1977 and graduated from Harvard magna cum laude in 1999. She received her Master's in Fine Arts in creative writing from the University of MichiganUniversity of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
in 2003. She was the recipient of a Fulbright scholarship to Paris, first prize in the Avery Jules Hopwood Novel Contest, and a John Steinbeck fellowship. She teaches high school English at the Marin Academy
Marin Academy
Marin Academy is a private college preparatory high school in San Rafael, California. Located on the campus that for decades housed the San Rafael Military Academy prior to its closure, MA was founded in 1971 with 16 faculty and a student body of 59.Marin Academy is one of the most competitive...
. In 2009, she became engaged to fellow Harvard alumnus and writer Daniel Mason
Daniel Mason
For the American composer, see Daniel Gregory Mason.Daniel Mason is an American novelist. He received a BA in biology from Harvard University, graduating at the top of his class. He later graduated from medical school at the University of California, San Francisco. He wrote his first novel, The...
, author of The Piano Tuner and A Far Country. After focusing on lost art looted during World War II for her first novel, she is currently writing her second book on a pianist searching for Hindemith's lost piano concerto after ruining his right hand practicing Brahms' Piano Concerto in B-Flat Major.
Pictures at an Exhibition
Houghteling's first novel, Pictures at an Exhibition, was published in 2009 by Alfred A. KnopfAlfred A. Knopf
Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. is a New York publishing house, founded by Alfred A. Knopf, Sr. in 1915. It was acquired by Random House in 1960 and is now part of the Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group at Random House. The publishing house is known for its borzoi trademark , which was designed by co-founder...
. It won the Edward Lewis Wallant Award
Edward Lewis Wallant Award
In 1962, the Edward Lewis Wallant Award was established at the University of Hartford, in Connecticut, USA. It is presented annually to an American writer whose fiction is considered to have significance for American Jews...
and has also been released as an audio book, read by Mark Bramhall.
External links
- Short stories by Sara Houghteling in Harvard Magazine
- Review of Pictures at an Exhibition in the New York Times
- Art and Arms - An interview with Houghteling on Guernica MagazineGuernica MagazineGuernica / A Magazine of Art and Politics is a biweekly online site that publishes art and photography, fiction, and poetry, from around the world, along with nonfiction such as letters from abroad, investigative pieces and opinion pieces on international affairs and U.S. domestic policy...
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