Kenan Orhan
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Kenan Orhan is a Turkish American writer based in Kansas. His fiction explores questions of identity, political oppression, cultural memory, and belonging, often blending surrealism with sharp social and political commentary. His debut short-story collection, I Am My Country and Other Stories, was published in 2023 and received recognition as a finalist for the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize and a longlisted title for The Story Prize. His short fiction has appeared in prominent literary publications, including The Atlantic, The Paris Review, McSweeney’s Quarterly, The Common, and The Massachusetts Review. His work has also been anthologised in The O. Henry Prize Stories and The Best American Short Stories. Orhan’s debut novel, The Renovation (2026), combines magical realism, family drama, and political allegory to examine the enduring consequences of exile and the struggle to preserve one’s connection to a homeland. The novel was longlisted for the 2026 Booker Prize.
