Lidia Yuknavitch

Lidia Yuknavitch
Yuknavitch in 2012
Yuknavitch in 2012
BornLidia Yukman[1]
(1963-06-18) June 18, 1963 (age 61)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
OccupationWriter, educator
LanguageEnglish
Alma materUniversity of Oregon
Children1

Lidia Yuknavitch (/ˈjknəvɪ/ YOOK-nə-vitch;[2] born June 18, 1963)[3][4] is an American writer, teacher and editor based in Oregon. She is the author of the memoir The Chronology of Water, and the novels The Small Backs of Children, Dora: A Headcase, and The Book of Joan. She is also known for her TED talk "The Beauty of Being a Misfit", which has been viewed over 3.2 million times, and her follow-up book The Misfit's Manifesto.[5]

  1. ^ "The Birth of Lidia Yukman". California Birth Index. California Vital Statistics. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  2. ^ "Lidia Yuknavitch on "The Book of Joan: A Novel" at the 2017 AWP Book Fair". YouTube. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  3. ^ "Happy Birthday Lidia Yuknavitch". Pank Magazine. June 18, 2011. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  4. ^ "Lidia Yuknavitch is O.U. Levon: Remembering the Caverns Crew and Ken Kesey's Kindness". Theodore Carter. July 28, 2014. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
  5. ^ Korfhage, Matthew (October 31, 2017). "Portland Author Lidia Yuknavitch Wrote a Manifesto for the Misfits of the World". Willamette Week. Retrieved November 8, 2017.