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Rahna Reiko Rizzuto

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http://www.goodreads.com/RahnaReiko

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Honolulu, Hawaii, The United States

gender

female

website

http://www.rahnareikorizzuto.com

genre

Literature & Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Young Adult

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December 2009

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Rahna Reiko Rizzuto is the author of the novel, Why She Left Us, which won an American Book Award in 2000. She is also a recipient of the U.S./Japan Creative Artist Fellowship, funded by the National Endowment for the Arts. Her work has appeared in numerous publications, including the L.A. Times and Salon. She was Associate Editor of The NuyorAsian Anthology: Asian American Writings About New York City, and teaches in the MFA program for creative writing at Goddard College. Her book, Hiroshima in the Morning: A Memory, was selected as a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, and named the winner of the Grub Street National Book Prize. She is at work on a young adult novel.

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International Women's History Month Literary Festival

Looking forward to a March 10th discussion in Baltimore on "the intersection of place, time and culture in literature and in the lives of women" with four amazing women:

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Average rating: 3.16 · 177 ratings · 46 reviews · 3 distinct works

	Hiroshima in the Morning 3.04 avg rating — 115 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Why She Left Us 3.40 avg rating — 63 ratings — published 1999 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Hiroshima in the Morning 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2010	My rating:

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Rahna said "yes" to attending the event: National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist readings date: March 09, 2011 05:08AM location: The New School, 66 West 12th St , New York, NY, The United States description: Come listen to all the amazing authors selected as Finalists for the National Book Critics Circle Award! My memoir is on the shortlist for Autobiography with a great selection of other authors.
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Rahna gave to: American Romances: Essays by Rebecca Brown	My rating:
Brilliant, compelling - easy to read but also incredibly challenging and informative. It's a whirlwind of who we are, and who we think we are
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