Katherine Vaz (born August 26, 1955) is a Portuguese-American writer. A Briggs-Copeland Fellow in Fiction at Harvard University (2003–2009), a 2006–2007 Fellow of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study,[1] and the Fall, 2012 Harman Fellow at Baruch College in New York,[2] she is the author of the critically acclaimed novel Above the Salt, which was chosen as one of People Magazine's Best New Books to Read in November, 2023.[3]
Vaz's novel Saudade (St. Martin’s Press, 1994) is the first contemporary novel about Portuguese-Americans from a major New York publisher. It was optioned by Marlee Matlin/Solo One Productions and selected in the Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers series.[4]
Her novel, Mariana, (HarperCollins, 1997), was selected by the Library of Congress as one of the Top 30 International Books of 1998 and has been translated into six languages.[1]
Vaz is a recipient of a Literature Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts (1993) [7] and the Davis Humanities Institute Fellowship (1999). She has been named by the Luso-Americano as one of the Top 50 Luso-Americanos of the twentieth century [8] and is the first Portuguese-American to have her work recorded for the Library of Congress, housed in the Hispanic Division. The Portuguese-American Women’s Association (PAWA) named her 2003 Woman of the Year.[9] She was appointed to the six-person U.S. Presidential Delegation to open the American Pavilion at the World’s Fair/Expo 98 in Lisbon.[10] She lives in New York City and the Springs area of East Hampton with Christopher Cerf, whom she married in July 2015.[11]
"Songs of the Soul, Songs of the Night," The New York Times, Sophisticated Traveler Magazine, September 18, 1994
Signatures of Grace (Dutton, 2000). Essay on Baptism. (In conjunction with Mary Gordon, Andre Dubus, Patricia Hampl, Ron Hansen, Paula Huston, Paul Mariani).
"Carving the Fruitstones," for anthology about short fiction, 2004, Greenwood Publications.
"This Howling," essay on the Azores/introduction to novel by João de Melo (My World Is Not of This Kingdom, translated from Portuguese by Gregory Rabassa), Aliform Press, 2003.
Children's literatureedit
"The Kingdom of Melting Glances" short story in A Wolf at the Door (Simon & Schuster, 2000, in fourth printing)
"A World Painted by Birds" in Green Man anthology (Viking, 2002)
"My Swan Sister," title story in Swan Sister and Other Stories (Simon & Schuster, 2003)
"Chamber Music for Animals," in Coyote Road anthology (Viking, 2006)
Critical responseedit
Vaz's novel "Saudade" received positive reviews, earning an average 4/5 stars on Goodreads.[15] According to the Library Journal, “This wonderfully inventive novel, which contains elements of magic realism, is infused with a sense of saudade-a Portuguese word that, according to the author, can be understood as an extremely intense longing for a time, place, or people... First novelist Vaz has written a challenging and rewarding work of fiction.”[16]
Her novel "Mariana" also received positive reviews, with an average 3.6 stars.[17] Her most recent novel, "Above the Salt," has received an average of 3.75 stars on Goodreads.[18] According to Maaza Mengiste, “Katherine Vaz writes with piercing, startling beauty: every sentence suffused with longing, every moment shining with possibility. In Above the Salt she offers us a story of discovery and loss, and the fragile but unwavering bonds of love that endure, despite it all. Vaz’s Saudade is a novel that has stayed with me for decades. In this latest book, Katherine Vaz has confirmed herself as one of our best writers.” [19]
Footnotesedit
^ ab. Archived from the original on 2012-05-09. Retrieved 2012-03-08.
^. Archived from the original on 2012-05-09. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
^Nir, Sarah Maslin (2015-07-10). "Katherine Vaz and Christopher Cerf: Kermit Will Attend". The New York Times. from the original on 2021-05-16. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
^"Within the Lighted City". Women's Review of Books. 1998-03-01. Katherine Vaz achieves this broader scope in Fado and Other Stories, a first collection that won the 1997 Drue Heinz Literature Prize.
^"ABOUT". KatherineVaz.com. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
^"PEOPLE's Best New Books to Read in Nov. 2023". People.com. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
^"Above the Salt". Goodreads. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
^"Katherine Vaz". The Shipman Agency. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
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katherine, born, august, 1955, portuguese, american, writer, briggs, copeland, fellow, fiction, harvard, university, 2003, 2009, 2006, 2007, fellow, radcliffe, institute, advanced, study, fall, 2012, harman, fellow, baruch, college, york, author, critically, a. Katherine Vaz born August 26 1955 is a Portuguese American writer A Briggs Copeland Fellow in Fiction at Harvard University 2003 2009 a 2006 2007 Fellow of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study 1 and the Fall 2012 Harman Fellow at Baruch College in New York 2 she is the author of the critically acclaimed novel Above the Salt which was chosen as one of People Magazine s Best New Books to Read in November 2023 3 Katherine VazVaz in 2007Born 1955 08 26 August 26 1955 age 68 Castro Valley California USOccupationWriterGenreNovels short stories non fiction children s literatureSpousesChristopher Cerf m 2015 wbr Vaz s novel Saudade St Martin s Press 1994 is the first contemporary novel about Portuguese Americans from a major New York publisher It was optioned by Marlee Matlin Solo One Productions and selected in the Barnes amp Noble Discover Great New Writers series 4 Her novel Mariana HarperCollins 1997 was selected by the Library of Congress as one of the Top 30 International Books of 1998 and has been translated into six languages 1 Vaz s first short story collection Fado amp Other Stories received the 1997 Drue Heinz Literature Prize 5 and her second collection Our Lady of the Artichokes won the 2007 Prairie Schooner Book Prize 6 Vaz is a recipient of a Literature Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts 1993 7 and the Davis Humanities Institute Fellowship 1999 She has been named by the Luso Americano as one of the Top 50 Luso Americanos of the twentieth century 8 and is the first Portuguese American to have her work recorded for the Library of Congress housed in the Hispanic Division The Portuguese American Women s Association PAWA named her 2003 Woman of the Year 9 She was appointed to the six person U S Presidential Delegation to open the American Pavilion at the World s Fair Expo 98 in Lisbon 10 She lives in New York City and the Springs area of East Hampton with Christopher Cerf whom she married in July 2015 11 Contents 1 Awards 2 Accolades 3 Published works 3 1 Novels 3 2 Story collections 3 3 Short stories 3 4 Non fiction 3 5 Children s literature 4 Critical response 5 FootnotesAwards edit1997 Drue Heinz Literature Prize Fado amp Other Stories 12 2007 Prairie Schooner Book Prize 1 6 Accolades editVaz is the first Portuguese American writer to have work recorded for the Archives of the Library of Congress Named one of the top fifty Luso Americans of the 20th century by LusoAmericano Magazine Named by the Portuguese Leadership Council of the U S as one of the All Time Most Influential Lusa Women Appointed to the six person Presidential Delegation to open the U S pavilion at Expo 98 World s Fair in Lisbon 13 Above the Salt chosen as one of People Magazine s Best New Books to Read in Nov 2023 14 Published works editNovels edit Saudade St Martin s Press June 1994 Mariana HarperCollins Flamingo 1997 Above the Salt Flatiron Books MacMillan 2023 Story collections edit Fado amp Other Stories University of Pittsburgh Press 1997 Our Lady of the Artichokes and Other Portuguese American Stories University of Nebraska Press 2008 Short stories edit I Can t Keep Anything Nice in This House Descant Fort Worth TX Fall Winter 1986 What I Did on My Christmas Vacation Proof Rock Halifax VA Winter 1988 Original Sin Black Ice Belmont MA 1988 A Little Irish Water Music The Sun March 1988 Sostenuto Kalliope Jacksonville FL February 1988 Fado TriQuarterly Fall 1989 Cartooning is Dead Primavera Ann Arbor MI 1989 Add Blue to Make White Whiter Other Voices Summer Fall 1990 Red Tide Webster Review Webster Groves MO Spring 1991 Still Life The American Voice Louisville KY 1993 Scalings The Gettysburg Review Spring 1995 The Birth of Water Stories Speak San Francisco CA October 1996 Island Fever Nimrod Tulsa OK Fall Winter 1996 The Lost Love Letter of a Nun Madame Class Magazine Milan Italy August 1997 Michigan Girl The Iowa Review December 2000 Utter The Malahat Review Fall 2000 The Man Who Was Made of Netting Tin House January 2001 My Family Posing for Rodin The Antioch Review Summer 2001 Taking a Stitch in a Dead Man s Arm BOMB Winter 2001 Blue Flamingo Looks At Red Water The Sun May 2002 The Glass Eaters Glimmer Train Fall 2002 Bebe Marie Springs from the Box ACM Another Chicago Magazine Fall 2002 Annette Kellermann Is My Hero The Alaska Quarterly Review Spring 2003 Pavane for a Dead Princess Kalliope Spring 2003 the rice artist The Iowa Review August 2003 Burning Sailor Boy Provincetown Arts Summer 2003 Our Lady of the Artichokes Pleiades Fall 2003 The Love Life of an Assistant Animator Glimmer Train Fall 2003 A Simple Affair Gargoyle Magazine May 2004 The Knife Longs for the Ruby Ninth Letter Spring 2004 Our Bones Here Are Waiting for Yours Five Points 2004 East Bay Grease The Antioch Review Summer 2004 One Must Speak of Sex in French Confrontation Fall 2004 Winter 2005 All Riptides Roar with Sand from Opposing Shores Notre Dame Review Winter 2006 Lisbon Story Harvard Review Spring 2006 Non fiction edit Songs of the Soul Songs of the Night The New York Times Sophisticated Traveler Magazine September 18 1994 Signatures of Grace Dutton 2000 Essay on Baptism In conjunction with Mary Gordon Andre Dubus Patricia Hampl Ron Hansen Paula Huston Paul Mariani Carving the Fruitstones for anthology about short fiction 2004 Greenwood Publications This Howling essay on the Azores introduction to novel by Joao de Melo My World Is Not of This Kingdom translated from Portuguese by Gregory Rabassa Aliform Press 2003 Children s literature edit The Kingdom of Melting Glances short story in A Wolf at the Door Simon amp Schuster 2000 in fourth printing A World Painted by Birds in Green Man anthology Viking 2002 My Swan Sister title story in Swan Sister and Other Stories Simon amp Schuster 2003 Your Garnet Eyes in anthology Faery Reel Viking 2004 Chamber Music for Animals in Coyote Road anthology Viking 2006 Critical response editVaz s novel Saudade received positive reviews earning an average 4 5 stars on Goodreads 15 According to the Library Journal This wonderfully inventive novel which contains elements of magic realism is infused with a sense of saudade a Portuguese word that according to the author can be understood as an extremely intense longing for a time place or people First novelist Vaz has written a challenging and rewarding work of fiction 16 Her novel Mariana also received positive reviews with an average 3 6 stars 17 Her most recent novel Above the Salt has received an average of 3 75 stars on Goodreads 18 According to Maaza Mengiste Katherine Vaz writes with piercing startling beauty every sentence suffused with longing every moment shining with possibility In Above the Salt she offers us a story of discovery and loss and the fragile but unwavering bonds of love that endure despite it all Vaz s Saudade is a novel that has stayed with me for decades In this latest book Katherine Vaz has confirmed herself as one of our best writers 19 Footnotes edit a b Radcliffe Institute Fellows Katherine Vaz Archived from the original on 2012 05 09 Retrieved 2012 03 08 The Sidney Harman Writer In Residence Program Retrieved 2024 01 10 PEOPLE s Best New Books to Read in Nov 2023 People com Retrieved 2 April 2024 Rediscover the bright new literary lights of years past with this retrospective of previous Discover Great New Writers selections Archived from the original on 2015 02 11 Retrieved 2012 03 08 Browse Archived from the original on 2007 05 18 Retrieved 2020 02 14 a b Prairie Schooner Stories Poems Essays and Reviews since 1926 Archived from the original on 2012 10 23 Retrieved 2012 03 08 National Endowment for the Arts PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2009 06 12 Retrieved 2009 11 19 Center for Portuguese Studies and Culture None 2006 2007 Radcliffe Institute Fellows Katherine Vaz Archived from the original on 2012 05 09 Retrieved 2012 03 14 Nir Sarah Maslin 2015 07 10 Katherine Vaz and Christopher Cerf Kermit Will Attend The New York Times Archived from the original 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