Adam Ehrlich Sachs (born 1985/6)[citation needed] is an American writer. He has published three books: Inherited Disorders (2016), The Organs of Sense (2019), and Gretel and the Great War (2024). In 2018, he received a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship, and in 2026 he received the Windham-Campbell Prize for fiction.
Early life and education
editSachs was born in Boston and attended Harvard University, where he wrote for the Harvard Lampoon.[1] He has a bachelor's degree in atmospheric science and a master's in the history of science.[2]
Career
editSachs's work has been published in The New Yorker,[3] n+1,[4] and Harper’s.[5]
As of 2026, Sachs has published three books. His first book, Inherited Disorders, was published with Regan Arts in 2016.[6] It is a collection of stories about sons and their fathers. It was a finalist for the 2017 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature.[7] In 2019, Sachs published the novel The Organs of Sense, which tells the story of a blind astronomer who predicts a solar eclipse.[8] It was translated into Portuguese and French.[9][10] Sachs's novel Gretel and the Great War was published with Farrar, Straus and Giroux in 2024. It is a collection of bedtime stories told by a man to his daughter.[11]
In 2018, Sachs received a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship,[12] and in 2026, he received the Windham-Campbell Prize for fiction.[2]
Bibliography
edit- —— (2016). Inherited Disorders. New York: Regan Arts. ISBN 9781682450154.
- —— (2019). The Organs of Sense. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. ISBN 9780374227371.
- —— (2024). Gretel and the Great War. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. ISBN 9780374227371.
References
edit- ↑ Sutton, Rebecca (November 29, 2017). "Art Talk with NEA Creative Writing Fellow Adam Ehrlich Sachs". Archived from the original on April 20, 2026. Retrieved April 14, 2026.
- 1 2 Batz Jr., Bob (April 8, 2026). "Pittsburgh author wins $175,000 and the Windham-Campbell Prize". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Archived from the original on April 9, 2026. Retrieved April 14, 2026.
- ↑ Sachs, Adam Ehrlich (February 1, 2016). "The Philosophers". The New Yorker. Archived from the original on April 17, 2026. Retrieved April 14, 2026.
- ↑ Sachs, Adam Ehrlich (Fall 2015). "Nine Inherited Disorders". N+1. No. 23. Archived from the original on April 26, 2026. Retrieved April 14, 2026.
- ↑ Sachs, Adam Ehrlich (June 2016). "Posturing". Harper’s. Archived from the original on April 17, 2026. Retrieved April 14, 2026.
- ↑ Brady, Michael Patrick (May 3, 2016). "A series of short, short stories delves in the ties between fathers and sons". The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on April 27, 2026. Retrieved April 14, 2026.
- ↑ "Finalists". Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature. Retrieved April 14, 2026.
- ↑ "The Organs of Sense". Kirkus Reviews. February 27, 2019. Retrieved April 14, 2026.
- ↑ "Os órgãos dos sentidos". Todavia (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved April 14, 2026.
- ↑ "Le ciel les yeux fermés". Actes Sud (in French). Retrieved April 14, 2026.
- ↑ Illingworth, Dustin (June 12, 2024). "A Dark, Eruptive Force Hides Within These Inviting Fables". The New York Times. Archived from the original on August 5, 2024. Retrieved April 14, 2026.
- ↑ "Adam Ehrlich Sachs". Archived from the original on March 6, 2026. Retrieved April 14, 2026.