“The Great Man” gets an award
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Novelist Kate Christensen has won the prestigious book award, the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction for her work, “The Great Man.” The man in the title is a recently deceased painter, but the book is about his wife, mistress and sister — the three women in his life that shaped who he was and what he was interested in.
Christensen has written three previous novels, “The Epicure’s Lament,” ” Jeremy Thrane,” and “In the Drink.” Her essays and articles have appeared in numerous publications. She lives in Brooklyn.
The PEN /Faulkner Foundation announced the award this week. The judges , three novelists chosen by the directors of the Pen/Faulkner Foundation, considered close to 350 novels and short story collections by American authors published in the U.S. during the 2007. Submissions came from over 70 publishing houses, including small and academic presses, according to the PEN/Faulkner folks.
Founded in 1980, the PEN/Faulkner Award is the largest peer-juried prize for fiction in the country. As this year’s winner, Christensen receives $15,000. Each of the four finalists receives $5,000. All five novelists will read portions of their work and be honored at the 28th annual PEN/Faulkner Award ceremony, May 10th at the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, DC.
2008 FINALISTS:
Annie Dillard, “The Maytrees”
David Leavitt, “The Indian Clerk”
T.M. McNally, “The Gateway: Stories”
Ron Rash, “Chemistry and Other Stories”
Previous top winners of the PEN/Faulkner Award:
2007ÂÂ “Everyman: A Novel” by Philip Roth
2006ÂÂ “The March” by E L Doctorow
2005ÂÂ “War Trash” by Ha Jin
2004ÂÂ “The Early Stories: 1953-1975” by John Updike
2003ÂÂ “The Caprices” by Sabina Murray
2002ÂÂ “Bel Canto” by Ann Patchett
2001ÂÂ “The Human Stain” by Philip Roth
2000ÂÂ “Waiting” by Ha Jin
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