NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� Ling Ma's 鈥淏liss Montage,鈥� a collection which blends the real and the surreal, has won the Story Prize for best short fiction.
Ma will receive $20,000 for 鈥淏liss Montage,鈥� her first book since her acclaimed debut novel 鈥淪everance.鈥�
鈥淢a melds humor and the surreal beautifully, resulting in a project that is at once absurd and insightful," prize judges said in a statement Wednesday night. "This is an expansive, bold, and delightful book.鈥�
The two other finalists, Andrea Barrett for 鈥淣atural History鈥� and Morgan Talty for 鈥淣ight of the Living Rez,鈥� each will get $5,000.
The Story Prize was established in 2004, and is underwritten by the Chisholm Foundation. Previous winners include Edwidge Danticat, George Saunders and Lauren Groff.
The Associated Press
