On Monday night, I was deeply honored to receive PEN America's top book prize for my novel Where Reasons End. It was truly humbling to be seen, to be heard, to have this book receive this recognition.
This is the magic of PEN America. Throughout the year, not just through its awards but through fellowships and grants and events across the country, PEN America lifts up authors. PEN America celebrates books. PEN America transforms careers and ensures that writers like me are included in the pantheon of American literature.
And not only that, PEN America promotes and defends the freedom to write. To ensure that writers here in the U.S. and around the world can have their voices and their words heard.
It's a gift to be honored in this way and to be included among the diverse, international group of authors who've been touched by PEN America.
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All the very best,
Yiyun Li
Author of the 2020 PEN/Jean Stein Book Award
winner Where Reasons End
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