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Deborah Eisenberg - UVA English prof/acclaimed writer
Deborah Eisenberg is one of 24 people chosen for the 2009 MacArthur Fellowship,
which comes with a no-strings-attached US$500,000. The New York Times predicted her 2006
short fiction collection, Twilight
of the Superheroes, would "establish her as one of the
most important fiction writers now at work."
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Deborah Eisenberg, whose short stories have been widely praised for
their concentrated language and striking insights, has received a lifetime
achievement award.
Eisenberg is this year's winner of
the PEN/Malamud Award for Excellence in the Short Story. Prize judges Tuesday
cited her as "one of the consummate story makers of our day." Her
books include "Transactions in a Foreign Currency" and "Twilight
of the Superheroes" and her previous honors include another lifetime
achievement prize for short fiction, the Rea Award.
The PEN/Malamud Award, which comes with a US$5,000
cash prize, was established in 1988 and is named for author Bernard Malamud.
Previous winners include Saul Bellow, Alice Munro and George Saunders.
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