Lara Vapnyar
Lara Vapnyar | |
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Daniel Genis talks with Lara Vapnyar at the Vitaly Komar gallery opening | |
| Born | 1975 (age 49–50) Moscow, USSR |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | American |
| Period | Contemporary |
| Notable works | The Scent of Pine, There Are Jews in My House |
Lara Vapnyar (born 1975) is a Russian-American writer currently living in the United States. She studied comparative literature at CUNY and worked with André Aciman and Louis Menand.
Vapnyar has published four novels and two collections of short stories. Her work has also appeared in The New Yorker, Harper’s Magazine, Open City (magazine), and Zoetrope: All Story.