The Great Man

Kate Christensen (born 1962) is an American novelist best known for her character-driven fiction exploring themes of appetite, identity, and relationships, with notable works including The Great Man, which won the 2008 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, and memoirs like How to Cook a Moose, winner of the 2016 Maine Literary Award. She graduated from Reed College and the Iowa Writers' Workshop, and continues to publish actively, with Good Company forthcoming in 2026.