Adam Haslett

Haslett strikes me as one of those rare writers who earns prestige without ever chasing it. Being a finalist for both the Pulitzer and the National Book Award with a debut collection and a later novel is the kind of double that signals real depth, not luck. I admire that he writes about the quiet anguish inside families and outsiders rather than spectacle. The Guggenheim and Berlin fellowships suggest a peer-respected craftsman. To me he represents the patient, literary American tradition that rewards careful reading, and I find that kind of restrained, emotionally precise fiction genuinely worth seeking out.

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Name (English)

Adam Haslett

Name (Japanese)

アダム・ヘイズリット

Reading

あだむ・へいずりっと

Born

December 24, 1970 (age 55)

Origin

Kingston, Massachusetts, United States

Occupation

novelist / short story writer / writer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Dog

High school

Wellesley High School

University

University of Iowa

Awards & achievements

• 2005 Guggenheim Fellowship
• Lambda Literary Award
• 2006 PEN/Malamud Award
• PEN New England Award
• 2011 Berlin Prize

• Official sitehttps://www.adamhaslett.net
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam%20Haslett
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%80%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%83%98%E3%82%A4%E3%82%BA%E3%83%AA%E3%83%83%E3%83%88
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q349692

Tags

• Massachusetts
• novelist
• short story writer
• writer

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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