PEN/W. G. Sebald Award for a Fiction Writer in Mid-Career
honors an author who has published at least 3 significant works of literary fiction, either novels or short story collections, with the promise of more to come. More
Lamentations of a Coconut Tree
This short story from the 2014 Neustadt Prize-winner was published after years of civil war following independence from Portugal in 1975 and is a chronicle of Mozambique's rebirth. Becker… More
Gesell Dome
In this excerpt from Argentine novelist's Dashiell Hammett prize-wining book, a bleak seaside resort tensely awaiting the arrival of the next tourist season is viewed through a Faulknerian lens.… More
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Cartography
A lifetime of alcoholism had been responsible for his stroke, so he had only himself to blame. This seemed to be an empowering thought for him, and he repeated… More
The People in the Trees
Our mother's sight was fine, but she often behaved as a blind person would; she moved through the world as a sleepwalker. More
About as Fast as This Car Will Go
He walked into the living room, looking back at me every so often, lifting objects and replacing them, opening doors, nudging things on the tables, showing me how silently… More
From A Constellation of Vital Phenomena
The designation 02 was stenciled above the truck bumper in white paint, meaning it belonged to the Interior Ministry, meaning there would be no record of the arrest, meaning… More
The King of Little Things
After marching for days, King Normous and his armies at last neared the land of the King of Little Things. This would not be a fair fight. And that’s… More
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