The sixth annual Aspen Words Literary Prize award ceremony, presented by Aspen Words, a program of the Aspen Institute, took place Wednesday evening. Jamil Jan Kochai was named winner.
Kochai will receive a $35,000 award one of the largest literary prizes in the United States for his latest book, “The Haunting of Hajji Hotak and Other Stories.”
Through 12 distinctive short stories in his latest collection, author Jamil Jan Kochai explores themes of displacement, family and a search for home in the wake of violence in Afghanistan. His book, titled “The Haunting.