Zaia Alexander\u00a0is a writer and literary translator based in Potsdam and Los Angeles. She holds a PhD in German Studies from UCLA, was a research assistant at the Getty Research Institute and subsequently program director of the Villa Aurora in Pacific Palisades. In 2007 she chaired the translation jury of the PEN Center USA. In 2008 she received a Lannan Literary Residency in Marfa, Texas, and in 2010 she was a fellow of the Santa Fe Art Institute. An adaptation of her radio play “The House of Fernanda Mendoza”, produced and broadcast by SWR Radio, was premiered in a scenic reading at the Hans Otto Theater Potsdam 2015.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Zaia Alexander\u00a0is a writer and literary translator based in Potsdam and Los Angeles. She holds a PhD in German Studies from UCLA, was a research assistant at the Getty Research Institute and subsequently program director of the Villa Aurora in Pacific Palisades. In 2007 she chaired the translation jury of the PEN Center USA. In […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","categories":[7,8],"class_list":["post-11082","eventkrake_artist","type-eventkrake_artist","status-publish","hentry","category-author","category-translator"],"yoast_head":"\n