Alex Marzano-Lesnevich
EducationColumbia University (BA)
Emerson College (MFA)
Harvard Law School (JD)
Occupation(s)Writer, professor
AwardsGrand prix des lectrices de Elle (2019)
Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Memoir or Biography (2018)
Chautauqua Prize (2018)

Alex Marzano-Lesnevich is an American author and former lawyer.[1]

Biography

Marzano-Lesnevich received their B.A. from Columbia University, M.F.A. from Emerson College, and J.D. from Harvard Law School.[2][3][4]

Marzano-Lesnevich is the author of The Fact of a Body: A Murder and a Memoir, which received the 2018 Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Memoir or Biography,[5] the 2018 Chautauqua Prize, the 2019 Grand prix des lectrices de Elle in nonfiction, and was optioned by HBO to develop into a limited series.[6][7] The book recounts the story of Marzano-Lesnevich being assigned to defend a pedophile and child murderer in Louisiana who killed and likely molested a six-year-old boy in 1992, and had their faith against the death penalty shaken after watching the man's videotaped confession.[6][8]

Marzano-Lesnevich is currently a professor at Bowdoin College.[9][2] They write extensively about transgender issues.[10][11]

References

  1. ↑ "Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich's The Fact of a Body Is a True Crime Masterpiece". Vogue. 2017-05-17. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
  2. 1 2 "Alex Marzano-Lesnevich". Faculty and Staff Profiles. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
  3. ↑ "Zagar '03 to Direct HBO Adaptation of Alum Marzano-Lesnevich's Memoir". Emerson Today. 2021-01-29. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
  4. ↑ "Alumni in the News | Columbia College Today". www.college.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
  5. ↑ "Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich on Writing Her True Crime Novel". Lambda Literary. 2017-07-26. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
  6. 1 2 White, Peter (2021-01-26). "HBO Developing Adaptation Of Alex Marzano-Lesnevich's Memoir 'The Fact Of A Body' With Jeremiah Zagar & Melissa Bernstein". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
  7. ↑ Goldberg, Lesley (2021-01-26). "'The Fact of a Body' TV Series in the Works at HBO". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
  8. ↑ Leun, Justine van der (2017-07-21). "At a Law Firm that Defended a Child Murderer, an Intern Recalls Her Own Childhood Abuse". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
  9. ↑ "Alex Marzano-Lesnevich and a Double Dose of Joy and Empowerment in Two New York Times Pieces". News. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
  10. ↑ Marzano-Lesnevich, Alex (2021-04-02). "Opinion | How Do I Define My Gender if No One Is Watching Me?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
  11. ↑ Marzano-Lesnevich, Alex (2019-04-17). "Opinion | Flying While Trans". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
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