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Leif Enger
(b.1961)aka L L Enger
Leif Enger was raised in Osakis, Minnesota, and worked as a reporter and producer for Minnesota Public Radio for nearly twenty years. He lives on a farm in Minnesota with his wife and two sons.
His writing is a smooth mix of romanticism and gritty reality, recalling the Old West's greatest cowboy stories.
Enger's novel, Peace Like a River, was one of Time magazine's top-five novels of the year 2001 and appeared on several other best seller lists.
His second novel, So Brave, Young, and Handsome also appeared on best seller lists in 2008.
His writing is a smooth mix of romanticism and gritty reality, recalling the Old West's greatest cowboy stories.
Enger's novel, Peace Like a River, was one of Time magazine's top-five novels of the year 2001 and appeared on several other best seller lists.
His second novel, So Brave, Young, and Handsome also appeared on best seller lists in 2008.
Genres: Mystery, Literary Fiction
Series
Gun Pedersen Mystery (with Lin Enger)
1. Comeback (1990)
2. Swing (1991)
3. Strike (1992)
4. Sacrifice (1993)
5. The Sinners' League (1994)
6. Hard Curves (2020)
1. Comeback (1990)
2. Swing (1991)
3. Strike (1992)
4. Sacrifice (1993)
5. The Sinners' League (1994)
6. Hard Curves (2020)
Novels
Peace Like a River (2000)
So Brave, Young and Handsome (2008)
Virgil Wander (2018)
I Cheerfully Refuse (2024)
So Brave, Young and Handsome (2008)
Virgil Wander (2018)
I Cheerfully Refuse (2024)
Books containing stories by Leif Enger
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror Third Annual Collection (1990)
(Year's Best Fantasy and Horror, book 3)
edited by
Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling
Award nominations
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Leif Enger recommends
Brightly Shining (2024)
Ingvild Rishøi
"Brightly Shining feels fresh as spruce needles and ancient as bedrock. The clear and hopeful voice of Ronja slips easily into your heart and takes up residence like a breathless memory, like a song of unbearable beauty. I want to read more Ingvild Rishoi, and the sooner the better."
The Net Beneath Us (2022)
Carol Dunbar
"Dunbar delivers both a tumble through the shifting light of grief, and a forgiving forest floor on which to land."
The Land (2020)
Thomas Maltman
"Thomas Maltman’s The Land is a gift to readers longing for a tale of lost love, fringe prophets, souls in cold suspension, and ravens that darken the skies of a Northern winter. Set against looming apocalypse and the clicking of a projector showing classic films, The Land is generous, intricate, and propulsive. It has a kind heart and a tear in its eye, and I enjoyed it completely."
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