Kate Christensen wins the PEN/Faulkner award for her novel, The Great Man. What a coup for Christensen! She wins $15,000 and the admiration of her writing peers. Her first novel, In the Drink, was considered to be chick lit (at best) and a trashy novel (at worst). I just finished reading her second novel, Jeremy Thrane, a few months ago and was impressed by her writing, although I did like In the Drink much better. She writes convincingly of celebrity, life in the city, and contemporary youth, but was able to connect with the reader more effectively in her first novel.
This promises more "great" things come from Christensen!
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