Every so often a new writer appears who is wiser than her years would suggest, whose flesh-and-blood characters embody more experience than a young writer could possible know. Sana Krasikov is one of those writers. Her first published story appeared in the New Yorker, her second in The Atlantic Monthly’s fiction issue. One More Year is her debut collection, made up of stories of people who hold out hope, despite the odds, that life will be kind to them. Here’s a collection of the highly acclaimed praise for Sana Krasikov:

• “An amazing mature work for a young author. The eight stories herein are all shrewdly humane and formally exquisite… Krasikov is as good as Junot Diaz and Jhumpa Lahiri…” —Miami Herald
• “…Graceful and keen, these stories seep into memory not only for their unflinching gaze but also for their sane compassion.” —San Francisco Chronicle
• “…Ms. Krasikov’s short stories are some of the finest debut work to appear in recent years.” —The New York Sun
• “Whether male or female, teenage or elderly, in chaotic Moscow or a bucolic New York City suburb, their stories feel immediate, urgent, and gratifyingly real.” —Entertainment Weekly (A-)