PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction
1 appearances
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Edition 45 (2025) Winner
Garth Greenwell
ガース・グリーンウェル
Gāsu Gurīnueru
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1978-03-19 （Louisville, Kentucky）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Louisville, Kentucky → Interlochen, Michigan → Ann Arbor, Michigan → Sofia, Bulgaria → New York
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Literary critic, Educator
- Active Years
- 2011-2025
- Affiliations
- New York University, Iowa Writers' Workshop
- Nominations
- Lambda Literary Award (Debut Fiction) for Mitko, Edmund White Award for Mitko, National Book Award Longlist for What Belongs to You, PEN/Faulkner Award Finalist for What Belongs to You
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interlochen Arts Academy | — | Arts | — | 高中 | United States |
| Eastman School of Music | — | Voice | — | 転校前 | United States |
| State University of New York at Purchase | — | Literature | BA | 1996-2001 | United States |
| Washington University in St. Louis | — | Poetry | MFA | — | United States |
| Harvard University | — | English and American Literature | MA | — | United States |
Interlochen Arts Academy
Arts
Period:
高中
Year of Graduation:
1996
Country:
United States
High school
Eastman School of Music
Voice
Period:
転校前
Country:
United States
Studied voice, transferred
State University of New York at Purchase
Literature
Degree:
BA
Period:
1996-2001
Year of Graduation:
2001
Country:
United States
BA in Literature, minor in Lesbian and Gay Studies
Washington University in St. Louis
Poetry
Degree:
MFA
Country:
United States
MFA in Poetry
Harvard University
English and American Literature
Degree:
MA
Country:
United States
MA, three years PhD coursework
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | British Book Award | What Belongs to You | デビュー・オブ・ザ・イヤー | — | Won |
| 2025 | PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction | Small Rain | — | PEN/Faulkner Foundation | Won |
| 2021 | Harold D. Vursell Memorial Prize | — | プローズ・スタイル | American Academy of Arts and Letters | Won |
British Book Award
2017
Work:
What Belongs to You
Category:
デビュー・オブ・ザ・イヤー
Result:
Won
PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction
2025
Work:
Small Rain
Organization:
PEN/Faulkner Foundation
Result:
Won
Harold D. Vursell Memorial Prize
2021
Category:
プローズ・スタイル
Organization:
American Academy of Arts and Letters
Result:
Won
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Mitko
2011 NovellaA novella about encounters in Bulgaria
Gay loveEncounters
What Belongs to You
2016 NovelAn American teacher meets a charismatic young sex-worker in Bulgaria and becomes ensnared in a relationship of mutual predation and romance
LoveSexBulgaria
Adaptations
- [Opera] What Belongs to You / Mark Morris (2021)
Cleanness
2020 NovelThe same teacher navigates a life transformed by the discovery and loss of love
LoveLossSex
Small Rain
2024 NovelThe narrator undergoes a health crisis, hospitalized in ICU during COVID-19, plunged into dysfunctional American healthcare
IllnessHealthcareVulnerability
Bibliography
- Mitko (2011)
- What Belongs to You (2016)
- Cleanness (2020)
- Small Rain (2024)
- Kink (co-edited, 2021)
Adaptations
- What Belongs to You adapted as opera (2021)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Meticulous and emotionally rich proseSensual descriptions
- Recurring Motifs
- Gay relationshipsBodily intimacyBulgarian settingsVulnerability
Health
-
Health crisis (ICU hospitalization)2020年代初頭Inspiration for novel Small Rain
Legacy
A major voice in contemporary American literature, known for exploring complexities of sex and love