Have You Seen Me?

by Elizabeth Graver

Book by Graver, Elizabeth

Genres: Short Stories

170 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1993

About the author

Elizabeth Graver’s novel, Kantika, is a multigenerational saga that moves from Istanbul to Barcelona, Havana and New York, exploring displacement, endurance, and family as home. Inspired by the life story of the author’s maternal grandmother Rebecca, Kantika was selected by the New York Times as a 2023 Best Historical Novel and Notable Book of the Year, and by NPR as a Best Book of 2023 and translated into Turkish and German. Kantika was awarded a National Jewish Book Award, the Edward Lewis Wallant Prize, the Julia Ward Howe Prize and the Massachusetts Book Award.
Elizabeth Graver's previous novel, The End of the Point, set in a summer community on Buzzard’s Bay from 1942 to 1999, was on the long list for the 2013 National Book Award and a New York Times Notable Book. She is the author of three other novels: Awake, The Honey Thief, and Unravelling. Her short story collection, Have You Seen Me?, won the 1991 Drue Heinz Literature Prize. Her work has been anthologized in Best American Short Stories, Prize Stories: The O. Henry Awards, The Pushcart Prize Anthology, and Best American Essays. Her story “The Mourning Door” was award the Cohen Prize from Ploughshares Magazine. The mother of two daughters, she teaches English and Creative Writing at Boston College.

Reviews

[Tim · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the best short story collections I have ever read in my life. Thank God for libraries or else I may have never read it.

[Cardee · Rating 4 out of 5]

I haven't read a collection of stories in a long time. This is good. The ones I liked would have made me happier if they were longer and more like a novel yada, yada, yada.

[Ramona · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this beautifully written short story collection.