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Eric Puchner
Short story writer and novelist

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PUBLISHED: Nov.29.2007

Music Through the Floor

Now in paperback, Eric Puchner’s celebrated debut collection, a finalist for the New York Public Library’s Young Lions Award, established him as one of our most brilliant and promising new literary voices. Writing from an impressive range of perspectives—men and women, children and adults, immigrants and tourists—Puchner deftly exposes the dark, tender undersides of his...

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PUBLISHED: Sep.04.2010

Model Home

Warren Ziller moved his family to Southern California in search of a charmed life, and to all appearances, he found it: a gated community not far from the beach, amid the affluent splendor of the 1980s. But the Zillers’ American dream is about to be rudely interrupted. Warren has squandered their savings on a bad real estate investment, which he conceals from his wife, Camille...

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Dec.18.2005

Music Through the Floor

Published by New York Times Book Review

How exhilarating to come across a young writer as technically gifted and emotionally insightful as Eric Puchner…The nine stories in his debut collection are… executed with such...

About Eric

Eric Puchner is the author of the story collection Music Through the Floor, which was a New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice and a finalist for the New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award. His short stories have appeared in Zoetrope: All...

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Causes Eric Puchner Supports

Mission Language and Vocational School
KQED
HRC
Gould Farm
Building Futures with Women and Children

Eric PuchnerShort story writer and novelist

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Causes Eric Puchner Supports

Eric Puchner
Short story writer and novelist