PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel
1 appearances
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Edition 33 (2008) Winner
Joshua Ferris
ジョシュア・フェリス
Joshua Ferris
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1974-11-08 （Danville, Illinois）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Danville, Illinois → Chicago
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Advertising worker
- Active Years
- 1996-
- Nominations
- National Book Award Finalist (2007, Then We Came to the End), Man Booker Prize Shortlist (2014), Shirley Jackson Awards Nomination (2008)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Iowa | — | English and Philosophy | BA | — | United States |
| University of California, Irvine | — | Writing | MFA | — | United States |
University of Iowa
English and Philosophy
Degree:
BA
Year of Graduation:
1996
Country:
United States
University of California, Irvine
Writing
Degree:
MFA
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | PEN/Hemingway Award | Then We Came to the End | — | PEN | Winner |
| 2014 | Dylan Thomas Prize | To Rise Again at a Decent Hour | — | Swansea University | Winner |
| 2014 | National Jewish Book Award | To Rise Again at a Decent Hour | Fiction | Jewish Book Council | Winner |
PEN/Hemingway Award
2007
Work:
Then We Came to the End
Organization:
PEN
Result:
Winner
Dylan Thomas Prize
2014
Work:
To Rise Again at a Decent Hour
Organization:
Swansea University
Result:
Winner
National Jewish Book Award
2014
Work:
To Rise Again at a Decent Hour
Category:
Fiction
Organization:
Jewish Book Council
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Then We Came to the End
2007 Novel・ComedyA comedy about the American workplace, narrated in the first-person plural, set in a fictitious Chicago ad agency facing challenges at the end of the 1990s Internet boom.
WorkplaceAmerican SocietyInternet Boom
Translations
- Published in 25 languages
The Unnamed
2010 NovelA man compelled to walk endlessly.
ExistenceLoneliness
To Rise Again at a Decent Hour
2014 NovelA dentist's life intruded by a mysterious online entity.
IdentityJewish themes
A Calling for Charlie Barnes
2021 NovelThe Dinner Party: Stories
2017 Short story collectionCollection of short stories.
Bibliography
- Then We Came to the End (2007)
- The Unnamed (2010)
- To Rise Again at a Decent Hour (2014)
- A Calling for Charlie Barnes (2021)
- The Dinner Party: Stories (2017)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- First-person plural narrationEnigmatic narrative
- Recurring Motifs
- Contemporary American lifeWorkplaceExistential anxiety
Legacy
Prominent American author known for unique takes on workplace and identity, included in New Yorker's 20 Under 40.