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Karen Russell

Karen Russell

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Karen Russell (born July 10, 1981) is an American novelist and short story writer. Her debut novel, Swamplandia!, was a finalist for the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. In 2009 the National Book Foundation named Russell a 5 Under 35 honoree. She was also the recipient of a MacArthur Foundation "Genius Grant" in 2013.

Career

  1. 1981
    Born
  2. 2012
    Won Berlin Prize
  3. 2013
    Won MacArthur Fellows Program
  4. Won Guggenheim Fellowship

Trivia

  • Place of birth: Miami
  • Citizenship: United States
  • Known as: novelist, writer, university teacher

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