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Alicia Oltuski

Alicia Oltuski
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Alicia Oltuski

Alicia Oltuski received her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and an MFA in writing from Columbia University, where she was awarded a David Berg Foundation Fellowship. Her work has appeared on NPR’s... Read full bio

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Q. What is your motto or maxim?
A. I don’t have one, perhaps because I grew up speaking two languages. Idioms and proverbs don’t tend to translate well. It was years before I learned that one doesn’t steal a parade, but rather rains on it.
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My life in 8 words: "I wear headphones, even when I’m all alone."
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Q. What is your motto or maxim? A. I don’t have one, perhaps because I grew up speaking two languages. Idioms and proverbs don’t tend to translate well. It was years before I learned that one doesn’t steal a parade, but rather rains on it. Q. If you could eat only one thing for the rest of your days, what would it be? A. Manna. Q. What trait is most noticeable about you? A. I was recently told I have aristocratic ankles, but I’m not quite sure I know what that means. Q. Who is your favorite fictional villain? A. There’s this German children’s book called the Der Struwwelpeter, which is sort of a twisted version of a morality tale. In one of the stories, a mother warns her son not to suck his thumb and, when he disobeys one night, an evil tailor referred to as “the great, long, red-legg’d scissor-man” comes into his home and chops his thumbs off with giant scissors. Guess who was a thumb sucker when she was a little girl? Still, having long since recuperated from the terror of this story, I find the scissor-man one of the most creative and enigmatic of fictional villains. Who was his boss? I still find myself wondering sometimes. Q. With whom in history do you most identify? A. Anyone about whom a good movie has been made or a good book has been written (presuming I’ve seen or read it) Learn more about Alicia Oltuski

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Authors & entertainers delight crowds at Arts, Books & Culture Festival
Jewish Community Voice, November 28, 2012
...Zell Orthopaedic Associates. 3. The hilarious Capitol Steps improv troupe onstage, performing to a sold-out crowd. 4. Author Alicia Oltuski (center) with Maddy and Harvey Rovinsky, representing Bernie Robbins Jewelers. 5. Jane Davis (left),...
Acclaimed women authors will shine at upcoming ABC Festival
Jewish Community Voice, October 31, 2012
...style has presented an original narrative sorting out the truth about one’s friends and enemies. Following Miller, Alicia Oltuski will recount the inside story of the diamond industry in her novel, “Precious Objects: A Story of Diamonds, Family,...
Every Diamond Has a Story
Instore, October 23, 2012
...Charmed Life; Rocky Romances, Precious Family Connections and Searching for A Band of Gold ” together with another author, Alicia Oltuski whose book “ Precious Objects: A Story of Diamonds, Family and A Way of Life ” recently came out in paperback....
Lions of Judah hear Festival author
Jewish Community Voice, November 30, 2012
...Local Lions of Judah enjoyed an opportunity to share lunch and meet with Alicia Oltuski, (seated at left), author of Precious Objects: A Story of Diamonds, Family and a Way of Life. Fifteen women attended the get-together that followed Oltuski’s...
Authors & entertainers delight crowds at Arts, Books & Culture Festival
Jewish Community Voice, November 28, 2012
...Zell Orthopaedic Associates. 3. The hilarious Capitol Steps improv troupe onstage, performing to a sold-out crowd. 4. Author Alicia Oltuski (center) with Maddy and Harvey Rovinsky, representing Bernie Robbins Jewelers. 5. Jane Davis (left),...