Leland de la Durantaye
Encyclopedia
Leland de la Durantaye is an American writer
, and Gardner Cowles Associate Professor of English, at Harvard University
.
He won a 2011 Berlin Prize
fellowship.
. He traveled and studied in France, Italy, and Germany.
He graduated from Cornell University
, with an MA and PhD. He was a Woodrow Wilson Fellow.
He is married.
His work has appeared in The Village Voice, Boston Review, Cabinet magazine, The New York Times, and The Believer magazine.
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
, and Gardner Cowles Associate Professor of English, at Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
.
He won a 2011 Berlin Prize
Berlin Prize
The Berlin Prize is a residential fellowship at the Hans Arnhold Center, awarded by the American Academy in Berlin.- Fellows of the American Academy in Berlin :-References:*http://www.americanacademy.de/home/about-us/hans-arnhold-center/...
fellowship.
Life
He grew up in East Lansing, MichiganEast Lansing, Michigan
East Lansing is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. The city is located directly east of Lansing, Michigan, the state's capital. Most of the city is within Ingham County, though a small portion lies in Clinton County. The population was 48,579 at the time of the 2010 census, an increase from...
. He traveled and studied in France, Italy, and Germany.
He graduated from Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
, with an MA and PhD. He was a Woodrow Wilson Fellow.
He is married.
His work has appeared in The Village Voice, Boston Review, Cabinet magazine, The New York Times, and The Believer magazine.