Lit in Translation

Adam Haslett

Born 1970 · United States

In English
2 of 2

Books on prize lists

  • Written in English

    Pulitzer 2017 · Finalist

    Imagine Me Gone

    Imagine Me Gone

    Adam Haslett · 46 when first published

    Novel · Family

    AI-generated summary:In 1960s London, Margaret learns that her fiancé John is prone to crippling depression and weds him regardless; over the following decades their three children grow up with his illness and with the anxieties of the eldest, Michael.

  • Written in English

    Pulitzer 2003 · Finalist

    You Are Not a Stranger Here

    You Are Not a Stranger Here

    Adam Haslett · 32 when first published

    Short stories

    AI-generated summary:Stories about depression, mental illness and loss follow sufferers and those who try to help them, from a manic old inventor reaching out to his estranged son to a grieving teenager and a young hospital volunteer.