American Odysseys: Writings by New Americans

by Ismet Prcic, Daniel Alarcón, Téa Obreht, et al.

Book Overview

American Odysseys is an anthology of twenty-two novelists, poets, and short-story writers drawn from the shortlist for the 2011 Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Literature. Including Ethiopian-born Dinaw Mengestu, the recipient of the Prize; Yugoslavian-born T a Obreht, the youngest author to receive the Orange Prize in Fiction; and Chinese-born Yiyun Li, a MacArthur Genius grantee, what these authors all have in common--and share with US Poet...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1564788067
• ISBN13: 9781564788061
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
• Length: 591 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.0" x 9.4"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher