PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel
1 appearances
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Edition 29 (2004) Nominee
Murad Kalam
ムラド・カラム
Murad Kalam
Aliases:
Godffrey Williams
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Islam （Baptismal Name: Murad Kalam）
- Residence History
- Suburbs of Phoenix, Arizona → Washington, DC
Career
- Occupations
- writer, university faculty
- Active Years
- 1999-2024
- Affiliations
- University of Maryland, College Park, English Department
- Influenced By
- Jamaica Kincaid
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvard College | — | Writing | — | — | United States |
| Harvard Law School | — | Law | — | — | United States |
Harvard College
Writing
Year of Graduation:
1999
Country:
United States
Studied writing under Jamaica Kincaid. Published in Harvard Advocate.
Harvard Law School
Law
Year of Graduation:
2002
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | O. Henry Award | Bow Down | — | O. Henry Award Committee | winner |
| 2002 | Fulbright Scholarship | A Reasonable Man | — | Fulbright Program | awarded |
O. Henry Award
2001
Work:
Bow Down
Organization:
O. Henry Award Committee
Result:
winner
Fulbright Scholarship
2002
Work:
A Reasonable Man
Organization:
Fulbright Program
Result:
awarded
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Bow Down
2001 short storyNight Journey
2002 novelA Reasonable Man
2003 novelSecond novel written in Egypt with Fulbright Scholarship.
Legacy
American writer who won an O. Henry Award. Harvard alumnus. Converted to orthodox Islam and teaches at University of Maryland.
Trivia
- Converted to orthodox Islam. His chosen name 'Murad Kalam' means 'desire of the pen' in Arabic.