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Alexie, Kingsolver nominated for PEN/Faulkner

Sherman Alexie and Barbara Kingsolver are among this year`s finalists for the PEN/Faulkner Award.

New York: Sherman Alexie and Barbara Kingsolver are among this year`s finalists for the PEN/Faulkner Award.
The nominees for the fiction prize worth $15,000 were announced Tuesday. Alexie was nominated for the story collection "War Dances" and Kingsolver for the novel "The Lacuna." Other nominees are Colson Whitehead`s "Sag Harbor," Lorrie Moore`s "A Gate at the Stairs" and Lorraine N Lopez`s "Homicide Survivors Picnic and Other Stories." The winner will be announced March 23. Previous recipients include Philip Roth, John Updike and EL Doctorow. Bureau Report