The Olive Reader

"Once an ordinary man is dead, all possibilities of his ever becoming historical, of his becoming a hero, are gone."

Russell Banks said that

Elsewhere

March 02, 2007

GRANTA Awards

So Granta announced last night its list of Best of Young American Novelists under the age of 35. Three Harper novelist were honored: Daniel Alarcon, Nell Freudenberger, and Uzodinma Iweala. There was no shortage of alcohol and no shortage of thirst. I hit my stride around glass four. Five was a little sloppy. Anyway, Ron at GalleyCat has the full report and photos. (DRE and CK receive shout outs.)