PEN/Faulkner Award Finalists

FICTION

Released: Aug. 1, 2011

THE BUDDHA IN THE ATTIC

by Julie Otsuka

"A lovely prose poem that gives a bitter history lesson."

Otsuka, whose first novel (When the Emperor Was Divine, 2003) focused on one specific Japanese-American family's plight during and after internment, takes the broad view in this novella-length consideration of Japanese mail-order brides making a life for themselves in America in the decades before World War II. Read full book review >

FICTION

Released: Aug. 23, 2011

WE OTHERS

by Steven Millhauser

"Literary language, more introspection than action, much exposition, intelligent speculation about the human condition, all woven through sophisticated storytelling."

Literary fiction old and new from one of the contemporary masters of the form. Read full book review >

FICTION

Released: Sept. 27, 2011

LOST MEMORY OF SKIN

by Russell Banks

"Intelligent, passionate and powerful, but very stark indeed."

Banks (The Reserve, 2008, etc.) once again explores the plight of the dispossessed, taking a big risk this time by making his protagonist a convicted sex offender. Read full book review >

FICTION

Released: Nov. 1, 2011

THE ANGEL ESMERALDA

by Don DeLillo

"Completists will search for clues in this slight but rich volume to the maturation of DeLillo's artistry."

The renowned author's first story collection presents a chronological progression of nine narratives, organized into three parts, challenging readers to make connections. Read full book review >

Cover art for THE ARTIST OF DISAPPEARANCE

FICTION

Released: Dec. 6, 2011

THE ARTIST OF DISAPPEARANCE

by Anita Desai

"A deft exploration of the limits people place on themselves by trying to cling to the past."

The three protagonists in this trio of novellas struggle with fulfilling their desires while life in modern India speeds past them. Read full book review >

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PEN/Faulkner Award Finalists