Jennifer Haigh

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Jennifer Haigh is an American novelist and short story writer known for her character-driven literary fiction exploring family, class, and the impact of the energy industry on small-town life.

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instanceOf American writer
novel
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novelist
person
short story collection
short story writer
activeIn 21st-century American literature
awardReceived PEN New England Award
surface form: L.L. Winship/PEN New England Award

Massachusetts Book Award
PEN/Hemingway Award
countryOfBirth United States of America
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
educatedAt Dickinson College
Iowa Writers' Workshop
gender female
genre literary fiction
hasWritingForm novels
short stories
languageOfWorkOrName English
nationality American
notableAwardWork Mrs. Kimble
notableFor depicting working-class communities in Pennsylvania coal country
notableWork Baker Towers
Faith
Heat and Light
Mercy Street
Mrs. Kimble
News From Heaven
The Condition
occupation novelist
short story writer
placeOfBirth Barnesboro, Pennsylvania
stateOfBirth Pennsylvania
writingStyle character-driven fiction
writingTheme class and social mobility
family relationships
impact of the energy industry
moral ambiguity
religion and faith
small-town American life

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PEN New England Award notableRecipient Jennifer Haigh