Alicia Erian

Alicia Erian

Infobox Writer
name = Alicia Erian


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birthplace =Syracuse, New York
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occupation = Author
nationality = American
period = 2001 - present
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spouse = David Franklin
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Alicia Erian is an American novelist.

Biography

Alicia Erian was bornwhen in Syracuse, New York to an Egyptian father and American mother [ cite web | title = Alicia Erian on Fantastic Fiction | url = http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/e/alicia-erian/] . She received a B.A. in English from SUNY Binghamton and a M.F.A. in writing from Vermont College [ cite web | title = Alicia Erian on Palm eBooks | url = http://ebooks.palm.com/servlet/mw?t=author&ai=1428&si=60] . A writer of novels and short stories, some of her work has appeared in Zoetrope and the Iowa Review. Erian lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband, David Franklin. She has worked as a film director and screenwriter, and has also attracted interest from Julia Roberts' production company, American Girl Films as well as Francis Ford Coppola.

Works

Books

Erian's first published work was a collection of short stories titled, "The Brutal Language of Love", published in 2001. Each story containing female protagonists, "The Brutal Language of Love" tells heartbreaking tales of love and sex, and dilemmas caused by the intertwining of the two. [cite web | title = The Brutal Language of Love Review | url = http://www.critiquemagazine.com/article/brutallanguage.html]

Alicia Erian's 2005 novel, Towelhead (novel) is a coming of age story about a thirteen-year-old girl named Jasira, who is sent from her mothers in Syracuse, New York to live with her Lebanese father in Houston, Texas. Towelhead has been adapted into a film written and directed by Alan Ball starring Summer Bishil, Aaron Eckhart, Toni Collette, Maria Bello, and Peter Macdissi.

hort Films

In 2008, Alicia Erian wrote the screenplay for the Short Film "Hammer and Anvil" which was developed at the Sundance Institute's 2008 January Screenwriters Lab. "Hammer and Anvil" is directed by Michael Greif.

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