PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel
1 appearances
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Edition 35 (2010) Runner-up
Mary Beth Keane
メアリ・ベス・キーン
Meari Besu Kīn
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1979-07-03 （Bronx, New York）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Catholic
- Residence History
- Bronx, New York → Pearl River, New York → outside New York City
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, writer
- Active Years
- 2009-2024
- Influenced By
- William Trevor, Seamus Heaney, Alice Munro, Margaret Atwood, Elizabeth Strout
- Nominations
- Goodreads Choice Award Best Fiction Finalist (2019)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnard College, Columbia University | — | English Literature | BA | — | United States |
| University of Virginia | — | Fiction | MFA | — | United States |
Barnard College, Columbia University
English Literature
Degree:
BA
Year of Graduation:
1999
Country:
United States
University of Virginia
Fiction
Degree:
MFA
Year of Graduation:
2005
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | National Book Foundation's 5 Under 35 | — | Fiction | National Book Foundation | selected |
| 2015 | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | Fiction | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | won |
| 2019 | NAIBA Award for Best Fiction | Ask Again, Yes | — | New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association | won |
| 2010 | PEN/Hemingway Award | The Walking People | — | — | runner-up |
National Book Foundation's 5 Under 35
2011
Category:
Fiction
Organization:
National Book Foundation
Result:
selected
Guggenheim Fellowship
2015
Category:
Fiction
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
won
NAIBA Award for Best Fiction
2019
Work:
Ask Again, Yes
Organization:
New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association
Result:
won
PEN/Hemingway Award
2010
Work:
The Walking People
Result:
runner-up
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Walking People
2009 NovelChronicles the life of two sisters who leave their small Irish village for New York.
immigrationfamily
Fever
2013 Historical fictionA fictional retelling of the life of Typhoid Mary.
public healthimmigration
Ask Again, Yes
2019 NovelA profound family drama.
familymental illness
The Half Moon
2023 NovelBibliography
- The Walking People (2009)
- Fever (2013)
- Ask Again, Yes (2019)
- The Half Moon (2023)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- detailed prosefamily-centered narratives
- Recurring Motifs
- Irish immigrant heritagefamily bonds
Legacy
Recognized as a contemporary novelist depicting immigrant and family stories from an Irish-American perspective.
Trivia
- Of Irish parentage.
- Raised Catholic but left the Church.
- Married to Martin Hickey with two sons, Owen and Emmett.