Berkeley English Lecturers and Postdocs

Kirsten Tranter

Kirsten Tranter

Lecturer

Wheeler 474
Mon & Wed 11- 12 and by appointment
ktranter@berkeley.edu

Specialties


Professional Statement

Kirsten Tranter is the author of two internationally published novels, The Legacy (2010) and A Common Loss (2012). She also publishes short fiction, reviews and literary criticism. She completed a PhD in English at Rutgers University in 2008, with a focus on Renaissance poetry and problems of figuration. In 2015 she holds  a New Work grant from the Australia Council for the Arts to write her third novel. Kirsten is also a recipient of an Emerging Writers Grant from the Literature Board of the Australia Council for the Arts, and co-founder of the Stella Prize for Australian women’s writing. Critical interests include genre studies, contemporary literature, and feminism. www.kirstentranter.com


Books
The Legacy
The Legacy

The Legacy (Atria, 2011) is a contemporary retelling of Henry James’ novel The Portrait of a Lady, set in Sydney and New York, which brings James’ story together with a mystery around a young woman’s disappearance on 9/11. The Legacy was a Kirkus Re....(read more)

A Common Loss
A Common Loss

A Common Loss (Atria, 2012) takes its title from Tennyson’s elegy, “In Memoriam”, and focuses on a group of friends struggling to come to terms with the unexpected death of one of their members just prior to their annual reunion in Las Vegas. ....(read more)


Selected Publications and Papers Delivered

English Department Classes

No recent courses taught.