Kenan Orhan
Turkish-American writer
About Kenan Orhan
Born 1993.
Kenan Orhan is a Turkish-American writer and a recipient of the O. Henry Award. He has published short stories in The Atlantic, The Paris Review, Massachusetts Review, Prairie Schooner, and The Common, as well as in a collected volume entitled I Am My Country. His debut novel, The Renovation, was longlisted for the 2026 Booker Prize.
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Turkish-American writer
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Kenan Orhan was born in 1993 in Overland Park.
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