PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel
1 appearances
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Edition 31 (2006) Runner-up
Karen Olsson
カレン・オルソン
Karen Olsson
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1972-12
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Austin, Texas
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, nonfiction writer
- Active Years
- 2005-2024
- Affiliations
- Texas Monthly (contributing editor), The Texas Observer (former editor)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvard College | — | — | BA | — | United States |
Harvard College
Degree:
BA
Country:
United States
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Waterloo
2005 novelSet in a thinly veiled version of Austin, Texas. The book follows a down-on-his-motivation reporter at an alternative weekly paper as he tries to get over a failed relationship and investigate some irregular goings-on at the state capitol.
All the Houses
2015 novelSet in Washington, D.C., it is narrated by the middle daughter of a family that has come undone in the wake of the Iran-contra scandal.
The Weil Conjectures
2019 nonfiction/memorCombines a memoir of her college years with a biography of mathematician André Weil.
Legacy
American novelist and nonfiction writer known for her witty works set in Texas.