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Alba Arikha was born on 1966, is a French-born writer. Discover Alba Arikha's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 58 years old?
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Alba Arikha Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Alba Arikha worth at the age of 58 years old? Alba Arikha’s income source is mostly from being a successful writer. She is from . We have estimated Alba Arikha's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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Timeline
Alba Arikha (born 1966) is a French-born writer who lives and works in the United Kingdom.
Brought up in Paris, her father was the Franco-Israeli artist Avigdor Arikha.
Her mother is the American poet, Anne Atik.
Her sister,Noga Arikha, is a historian.
Arikha received her BA from Hampshire College, and her MFA from Columbia University.
Arikha has written five books.
Her first two, Muse and Walking on Ice, were written under the name Alba Branca.
Arikha's memoir Major/Minor was published in 2011 by Quartet Books.
Charting her artistic childhood in Paris, coupled with memories of her godfather, Samuel Beckett, the book was shortlisted for the Spear's Awards and selected by The New Yorker among the best books of 2012.
Since 2012, she has been teaching creative writing for various institutions such as the Royal Academy of Art and the Chocolate Factory and has been involved with Guardian masterclasses, since 2015, where she teaches classes on short fiction.
She wrote a narrative poem, ‘Soon,’ published by CB Editions in 2013 and turned into an opera, one of two projects Arikha collaborated on as librettist with her husband, composer Tom Smail.
It was performed in August 2013, at the Riverside Studios, in London.
The paperback edition was published in 2017.
In Spring 2017 she was Adjunct Assistant Professor at Columbia University, where she taught a masterclass in non-fiction.
The second one, 'Blue Electric,' based on Major/Minor was performed in August 2018 at the Tête-à-Tête Opera festival at RADA, and was directed by Hugh Hudson.
Her novel, Where to find me, was published by Alma Books in 2018.
It was selected among the best books of 2018 in the Evening Standard, and long listed for the 2020 Wingate Prize.
Her new novel Two Hours will be published by Eris Press in 2024.
Arikha is a regular contributor to Radio 4, and was included in Pick of the Week.
In 2019, she was a visiting lecturer at the University of Hertfordshire, where she taught creative writing.
Arikha has two children from her previous marriage.
She has since married the composer Tom Smail, and they both live in London.
An article about her family and Beckett was published in the TLS in October 2020.
The full production was performed at the Playground Theatre, London, in October 2020, directed by Orpha Phelan.
Her poem about the lockdown, ‘What I know,’ was published in Tortoise Media in 2020.
Alba is also a pianist and songwriter, and has performed in Paris and London.
She has recorded two CDs of songs, Si j’ai aimé and Dans les rues de Paris.
She has also written a song based on the main character of her novel, Where to find me.
