Kira Henehan

Kira Henehan is an American author and novelist. She was born in New York.[1] Her 2010 novel Orion You Came and You Took All My Marbles was nominated for the Believer Book Award.[2]

Kira Henehan
BornNew York
OccupationNovelist, writer
NationalityAmerican
GenreFiction
Notable worksOrion You Came and You Took All My Marbles

Life

Henehan 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]

Career

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
  • Orion You Came and You Took All My Marbles (2010)

References
  1. Milkweed Editions, Editor. "Kira Henehan". Milkweed Editions. Retrieved 13 April 2015.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  2. "The Believer Book Award 2010 finalists". The Believer. March–April 2011. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
  3. Henehan, Kira. "Orion You Came and You Took All My Marbles". Ben Marcus. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  4. Carroll, Sean P. (1 November 2010). "An Interview with Kira Henehan". Bookslut. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  5. Swetala, Christopher (4 May 2010). "The Shameless Plug: GQ's Kira Henehan Wrote an Awesome Novel". GQ. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
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