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CHOQUET, Marianne. (Dubuque, IA-- ). Choquet obtained a BA in English Literature from the University of Iowa and | [[File:choquet.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Photo: Blog at WorldPress.com]]CHOQUET, Marianne (Mitzi Hoerner). (Dubuque, IA-- ). Choquet traveled to New York in the early 1980s and found work as a model. (1) Returning to Iowa, she obtained a BA in English Literature from the University of Iowa and then studied acting which led to a bit part in the movie "The Untouchables." (2) She returned to modeling for awhile and on a job in Japan met her future husband. (3) Despite the pressures of her work, she continued to find time to write. She also continued her education. While abroad, she acquired a Certificate de Lange Franciase from the University of Paris-Sorbonne, and an MA and PhD in Literature and Cultural Studies from the University of Barcelona. (4) | ||
Choquet speaks English, French, and Spanish, and translates from Catalan. She has worked for ''The Iowa Review,'' Dino De Laurentiis Films, ''The Yomiuri Shimbun'', ''Metro'' magazine in Chicago, ''The Barcelona Review'' | Choquet speaks English, French, and Spanish, and translates from Catalan. She has worked for ''The Iowa Review,'' Dino De Laurentiis Films, ''The Yomiuri Shimbun'', ''Metro'' magazine in Chicago, ''The Barcelona Review,'' Council on International Educational Exchange Study Center in Barcelona, as well as the ‘Narrative Workshop in English’ at the Escola d’Escriptura, a part of Ateneu Barcelonès (a Catalan culture institution). (5) A Spanish Ministry International Mobility Scholar, she was also a Visiting Scholar at the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa and an Erasmus Distinguished Foreign Visitor at the Josef Skvorecky Literary Academy in Prague, Czech Republic. (6) | ||
Choquet has lived and worked in Italy, France, Spain, Japan, Hong Kong, Austria, and Switzerland, and traveled extensively throughout the world. She has taught at the University of Barcelona, the Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) Barcelona Study Center, the well-renowned Writing School (Escola d’Escriptura) at the Ateneu Barcelonès, the [[UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE]], and the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. | Choquet has lived and worked in Italy, France, Spain, Japan, Hong Kong, Austria, and Switzerland, and traveled extensively throughout the world. She has taught at the University of Barcelona, the Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) Barcelona Study Center, the well-renowned Writing School (Escola d’Escriptura) at the Ateneu Barcelonès, the [[UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE]], and the University of Wisconsin-Platteville.(7) | ||
She writes fiction and non-fiction, and her scholarly work has been published in Canada and Spain. | She writes fiction and non-fiction, and her scholarly work has been published in Canada and Spain. | ||
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1. "Marianne Choquet," Online. http://www.juliensjournal.com/SteppingOut/EventsCalendar/tabid/67/mid/463/itemid/873/ctl/Details/ShowNav/False/dnnprintmode/true/Default.aspx?SkinSrc=[G]Skins%2F_default%2FNo+Skin&ContainerSrc=[G]Containers%2F_default%2FNo+Container | 1. Gilligan, Amy. "Coming Home," DBQ: Celebrate the Good Life," Dubuque, Iowa: TH Media, July-Sept. 2013, p. 34 | ||
2. Ibid. | |||
3. Ibid. | |||
4. "Marianne Choquet," Online. http://www.juliensjournal.com/SteppingOut/EventsCalendar/tabid/67/mid/463/itemid/873/ctl/Details/ShowNav/False/dnnprintmode/true/Default.aspx?SkinSrc=[G]Skins%2F_default%2FNo+Skin&ContainerSrc=[G]Containers%2F_default%2FNo+Container | |||
5. Pettit, Carl. An American Writer in Spain," Iberia Art and Life, Online: http://www.iberiaartandlife.com/american-writer-spain.html | |||
6. Workshop Director Marianne Choquet. Online: http://humanstellingstories.wordpress.com/marianne-choquet-workshop-writing-barcelona-spain/ | |||
7. Ibid. | |||
Revision as of 01:36, 18 August 2013
CHOQUET, Marianne (Mitzi Hoerner). (Dubuque, IA-- ). Choquet traveled to New York in the early 1980s and found work as a model. (1) Returning to Iowa, she obtained a BA in English Literature from the University of Iowa and then studied acting which led to a bit part in the movie "The Untouchables." (2) She returned to modeling for awhile and on a job in Japan met her future husband. (3) Despite the pressures of her work, she continued to find time to write. She also continued her education. While abroad, she acquired a Certificate de Lange Franciase from the University of Paris-Sorbonne, and an MA and PhD in Literature and Cultural Studies from the University of Barcelona. (4)
Choquet speaks English, French, and Spanish, and translates from Catalan. She has worked for The Iowa Review, Dino De Laurentiis Films, The Yomiuri Shimbun, Metro magazine in Chicago, The Barcelona Review, Council on International Educational Exchange Study Center in Barcelona, as well as the ‘Narrative Workshop in English’ at the Escola d’Escriptura, a part of Ateneu Barcelonès (a Catalan culture institution). (5) A Spanish Ministry International Mobility Scholar, she was also a Visiting Scholar at the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa and an Erasmus Distinguished Foreign Visitor at the Josef Skvorecky Literary Academy in Prague, Czech Republic. (6)
Choquet has lived and worked in Italy, France, Spain, Japan, Hong Kong, Austria, and Switzerland, and traveled extensively throughout the world. She has taught at the University of Barcelona, the Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) Barcelona Study Center, the well-renowned Writing School (Escola d’Escriptura) at the Ateneu Barcelonès, the UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE, and the University of Wisconsin-Platteville.(7)
She writes fiction and non-fiction, and her scholarly work has been published in Canada and Spain.
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Source:
1. Gilligan, Amy. "Coming Home," DBQ: Celebrate the Good Life," Dubuque, Iowa: TH Media, July-Sept. 2013, p. 34
2. Ibid.
3. Ibid.
4. "Marianne Choquet," Online. http://www.juliensjournal.com/SteppingOut/EventsCalendar/tabid/67/mid/463/itemid/873/ctl/Details/ShowNav/False/dnnprintmode/true/Default.aspx?SkinSrc=[G]Skins%2F_default%2FNo+Skin&ContainerSrc=[G]Containers%2F_default%2FNo+Container
5. Pettit, Carl. An American Writer in Spain," Iberia Art and Life, Online: http://www.iberiaartandlife.com/american-writer-spain.html
6. Workshop Director Marianne Choquet. Online: http://humanstellingstories.wordpress.com/marianne-choquet-workshop-writing-barcelona-spain/
7. Ibid.