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2012 PEN/Faulkner Award Winners

Browse the 2012 PEN/Faulkner Award winners and nominees by category. Each category starts with the winner, followed by nominees and other recognized titles.

PEN/Faulkner Award Awarded by PEN/Faulkner Foundation 1 category shown

Fiction

Winner and nominees for the 2012 PEN/Faulkner Award Fiction category.

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Winner

The Buddha in the Attic

Otsuka, Julie

Standalone · Literary

Sep-2011 2012 PEN/Faulkner Award winner

Finalist

The Angel Esmeralda

DeLillo, Don

Standalone · Literary

Nov-2011 2012 PEN/Faulkner Award finalist

Finalist

The Artist of Disappearance

Desai, Anita

Standalone · Literary

Dec-2011 2012 PEN/Faulkner Award finalist

Finalist

Lost Memory of Skin

Banks, Russell

Standalone · Literary

Oct-2011 2012 PEN/Faulkner Award finalist

Finalist

We Others

Millhauser, Steven

Standalone · Literary

Sep-2011 2012 PEN/Faulkner Award finalist

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