Improvement
by Joan Silber
PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction · 2018 · WinnerNational Book Critics Circle Award (Fiction) · 2017 · Winner
Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction | 2018 | Winner |
| National Book Critics Circle Award (Fiction)Fiction | 2017 | Winner |
About This Book
A linked short story collection in which each story follows a character who appeared briefly in the previous one, rippling outward from a single act to trace the interconnectedness of lives across New York and Turkey. Winner of the NBCC Fiction Award and the PEN/Faulkner Award.
About the Author
Joan SilberAmerican
Joan Silber is an American short fiction writer and novelist with a career spanning more than four decades. Born in Millburn, New Jersey, she studied at Sarah Lawrence College. She is the author of eight books of fiction, including Ideas of Heaven (2004), which was a finalist for the National Book Award and the Story Prize; The Size of the World (2008); Fools (2013); Improvement (2017); and Secrets of Happiness (2021). Read more →
