Kira Henehan Explained

Kira Henehan
Birth Place:New York
Occupation:Novelist, writer
Nationality:American
Alma Mater:Columbia University
San Francisco State University
Genre:Fiction
Notableworks:Orion You Came and You Took All My Marbles

Kira Henehan is an American author and novelist. Her 2010 novel Orion You Came and You Took All My Marbles was nominated for the Believer Book Award.[1]

Biography

Henehan was born in New York.[2] She grew up in the United States, the Caribbean, and Canada. She attended Columbia University and San Francisco State University.[3] She currently lives in New York City.[4]

Henehan's work has been compared to Samuel Beckett and George Saunders.[5] She has been published in literary magazines such as Fence, Conjunctions, and Denver Quarterly. She has won a Pushcart Prize.

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. The Believer Book Award 2010 finalists . . March–April 2011 . March 6, 2014.
  2. Web site: Kira Henehan. Milkweed Editions. Editor. Milkweed Editions. 13 April 2015.
  3. Web site: Orion You Came and You Took All My Marbles. Henehan. Kira. Ben Marcus. 13 April 2015.
  4. Web site: An Interview with Kira Henehan. Carroll. Sean P.. 1 November 2010. Bookslut. 13 April 2015.
  5. The Shameless Plug: GQ's Kira Henehan Wrote an Awesome Novel. Swetala. Christopher. 4 May 2010. GQ. 13 April 2015.