Aimee Bender

GPTKB entity

Statements (92)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Author
gptkbp:active_years 1990s-present
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:University_of_California,_Santa_Cruz
gptkb:University_of_California,_Irvine
gptkbp:appears_in Anthologies
gptkbp:award gptkb:award
gptkbp:awards gptkb:California_Book_Award
gptkb:award
gptkb:Pushcart_Prize
gptkbp:birth_date 1973-02-28
gptkbp:born_in gptkb:Los_Angeles,_California
gptkbp:children gptkb:1
gptkbp:collaborated_with Various authors
gptkbp:genre gptkb:Fiction
Magical realism
gptkbp:has_genre gptkb:Fiction
gptkb:short_stories
Magical Realism
gptkbp:has_nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:has_occupation gptkb:Professor
gptkb:Writer
gptkbp:has_received Critical acclaim
Literary fellowships
Reader's choice awards
Grants for writing
gptkbp:has_written gptkb:Novels
gptkb:children's_literature
Short stories
Essays
Screenplays
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Aimee Bender
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:literature
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:David_Foster_Wallace
gptkb:Alice_Munro
gptkb:Franz_Kafka
gptkb:Haruki_Murakami
gptkb:Gabriel_García_Márquez
gptkbp:influences gptkb:Franz_Kafka
gptkb:Haruki_Murakami
gptkb:Gabriel_García_Márquez
gptkbp:involved_in Literary festivals
Writing workshops
gptkbp:known_for Magical realism
Unique narrative style
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:literary_movement gptkb:Surrealism
Contemporary literature
gptkbp:narrative gptkb:The_Girl_in_the_Flammable_Skirt
The Color Master
Willful Creatures
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:The_Girl_in_the_Flammable_Skirt
gptkb:The_Particular_Sadness_of_Lemon_Cake
gptkb:The_Butterfly_Lampshade
The Color Master
Willful Creatures
An Invisible Sign of My Own
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Professor
gptkb:Writer
gptkbp:participated_in Interviews
Book readings
Literary panels
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:Los_Angeles,_California
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Los_Angeles,_California
gptkbp:spouse James Bender
Evan Bender
gptkbp:translated_into Multiple languages
gptkbp:website http://www.aimeebender.com
aimeebender.com
gptkbp:won_award gptkb:California_Book_Award
gptkb:award
gptkbp:writings Use of fantastical elements
Exploration of the surreal in everyday life
Themes of identity and family
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:The_Girl_in_the_Flammable_Skirt
gptkb:The_Particular_Sadness_of_Lemon_Cake
gptkb:The_Butterfly_Lampshade
The Color Master
Willful Creatures
An Invisible Sign of My Own
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Zelda_Fitzgerald
gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Letters
gptkb:The_New_Yorker
gptkb:Farrar,_Straus_and_Giroux
gptkb:The_New_York_Review_of_Books
gptkb:Rainer_Maria_Rilke_IV
gptkb:Franz_Kafka
gptkb:Pulitzer_Prize
gptkb:O._Henry_Award
gptkb:The_PEN_Center_USA_Literary_Award
gptkb:Gertrude_Stein
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4