# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/lidia-yuknavitch
# Generated: 2026-08-14T05:03:45.692Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/lidia-yuknavitch"
name: "Lidia Yuknavitch"
slug: "lidia-yuknavitch"
description: "Lidia Yuknavitch is an American writer, teacher and editor based in Oregon. She is the author of the memoir The Chronology of Water, and the novels The Small Backs of Children, Dora: A Headcase, and The Book of Joan. She is also known for her TED talk, \"The Beauty of Being a Misfit\", and its associated book, The Misfit's Manifesto."
tagline: "American writer, teacher and editor based in Oregon"
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gender: "female"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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profileType:
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  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1963-06-18"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     59.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    title: "ليديا يوكنوفيتش"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump