I happy to announce that Joseph O’Neill’s Netherland won the PEN/Faulkner Award this week. The PEN/Faulkner is “largest peer-juried prize for fiction in the United States” and the winner is awarded $15,000.
Here were the runners up:
- Ms. Hempel Chronicles by Sarah Shun-lien Bynum
- A Person of Interest by Susan Choi
- Lush Life by Richard Price
- Serena by Ron Rash
I recently read and thoroughly enjoyed not only O’Neill’s novel, but also the discussion that ensued in the comments after my recent review of Netherland.
If your book club is contemplating reading this — I have Netherland discussion questions available. Great read for discussion!
Next big award to be announced… the Pulitzer!
