First-Ever Aspen Words Literary Prize Unveils Its List Of Nominees
“The Aspen Institute has unveiled the nominees for its first-ever fiction prize, a potpourri of 20 works plucked from across the world. Novels, short story collections, English-language or in translation — whatever their differences, each of the nominees “illuminates a vital contemporary issue and demonstrates the transformative power of literature on thought and culture,” in the estimation of Aspen Words Literary Prize judges.”