Catherynne M. Valente

Catherynne M. Valente

Catherynne M. Valente (born May 5, 1979, Seattle, Washington) is an American poet, novelist, and literary critic. Her writing tends to be postmodern, with rich language (drawing upon her Classics education) and surrealist elements. She has also ventured into a more mainstream style with her series of original fairy tales, The Orphan's Tales.

elected bibliography

Fiction

Novels

*"The Labyrinth" (Prime Books) ISBN 1894815653 (2004)
*"" (Prime Books) ISBN 0809510871 (Blue and Red alternate editions) (2005)
*"The Grass-Cutting Sword" (Prime Books) ISBN 0809562308 (June 2006)
*"Palimpsest" (Bantam) ISBN 0553385763 (Feb 2009)


=The Orphan's Tales series (Bantam)=

" (vol. 1)" ISBN 0553384031 (Oct 2006)
* "Book of the Steppe"
* "Book of the Sea"

" (vol. 2)" ISBN 055338404X (Oct 2007)
* "Book of the Storm"
* "Book of the Scald"

Poetry

*"Music of a Proto-Suicide" (chapbook) (2004)
*"Apocrypha" (Prime Books) ISBN 0809550741 (2005)
*"" (Prime Books) ISBN 0809500450 (2006)
*"The Descent of Inanna" (Papaveria Press) (2006)
*"A Guide to Folktales in Fragile Dialects" (May 2008)

Other Work

*" [http://anovelinpieces.catherynnemvalente.com/ The Ice Puzzle] " (2004) -- original online casebook of The Snow Queen fairy tales across different cultures
*Introduction to "Jane Eyre (Illustrated)" (Norilana Books) ISBN 193416979X (2007)

Awards

External links

* [http://www.catherynnemvalente.com Catherynne M. Valente Official Homepage]
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* [http://www.fantasybookspot.com/node/1631 Catherynne M. Valente interview at Fantasybookspot.com] conducted by Jay Tomio
* [http://www.clarkesworldmagazine.com/valente_interview.html Catherynne M. Valente interview] at Clarkesworld Magazine conducted by Tobias Buckell
* [http://www.fantasyliterature.net/valentecatherynne.html Novel synopses, cover art, and reviews at FantasyLiterature.net]
* [http://invisiblegames.net Invisible Games]


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