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Claire Jiménez’s 'What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez' wins the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction

Apr. 02, 2024 15:06 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Claire Jiménez’s “What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez,” a hard-hitting and comic novel set in New York City about a Puerto Rican family's search for a missing girl, has won the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction. The award, announced Tuesday, includes a $15,000 cash...

Alice McDermott and Claire Jiménez are among 5 finalists for PEN/Faulkner Award for fiction

Mar. 05, 2024 15:14 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Alice McDermott's novel about military wives in Vietnam, “Absolution,” and the Jamel Brinkley story collection “Witness” are among the finalists for the PEN/Faulkner Award for fiction. The other nominees announced Tuesday include Henry Hoke's “Open...