Sherman Alexie wins PEN/Faulkner prize
Sherman Alexie takes the $15,000 PEN/Faulkner prize for fiction, beating Lorrie Moore and Barbara Kingsolver with War Dances, a short story collection described by judge Al Young as a 'rollicking, bittersweet gem'
Native American poet and author Sherman Alexie has beaten writers including Lorrie Moore and Barbara Kingsolver to win the PEN/Faulkner award for fiction.
From: Books: Books + News | guardian.co.uk
Wednesday, 24 March, 2010
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