Passion Married to a High Tolerance for Uncertainty
Featured Narrative: Ben Fountain, Writer
Even though it can be tough out there on your own, there’s also this kind of fierce pride that comes along with it. You haven’t taken the safe route, you haven’t taken the easy route. You’re trying to do something that’s really unusual and hard, and may be worthwhile someday. But at least you didn’t settle for the safe, easy thing.
There is no arguing that Ben Fountain’s work has captured the kind of critical acclaim reserved for writers of great talent and achievement. Among the honors: a PEN/Hemingway Award, two Pushcart Prizes, a National Book Critics Circle Award, and an O. Henry Prize. His novel Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk was a National ...
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