diff --git a/pandas/core/construction.py b/pandas/core/construction.py
index 584a1d417d198..59e87f28a3dce 100644
--- a/pandas/core/construction.py
+++ b/pandas/core/construction.py
@@ -589,6 +589,8 @@ def sanitize_array(
         # create an extension array from its dtype
         _sanitize_non_ordered(data)
         cls = dtype.construct_array_type()
+        if not hasattr(data, "__array__"):
+            data = list(data)
         subarr = cls._from_sequence(data, dtype=dtype, copy=copy)
 
     # GH#846
diff --git a/pandas/tests/base/test_constructors.py b/pandas/tests/base/test_constructors.py
index f3ac60f672ee1..3434c8110a79c 100644
--- a/pandas/tests/base/test_constructors.py
+++ b/pandas/tests/base/test_constructors.py
@@ -177,3 +177,14 @@ def test_constructor_datetime_nonns(self, constructor):
         arr.flags.writeable = False
         result = constructor(arr)
         tm.assert_equal(result, expected)
+
+    def test_constructor_from_dict_keys(self, constructor, using_infer_string):
+        # https://github.com/pandas-dev/pandas/issues/60343
+        d = {"a": 1, "b": 2}
+        result = constructor(d.keys(), dtype="str")
+        if using_infer_string:
+            assert result.dtype == "str"
+        else:
+            assert result.dtype == "object"
+        expected = constructor(list(d.keys()), dtype="str")
+        tm.assert_equal(result, expected)
diff --git a/pandas/tests/io/test_fsspec.py b/pandas/tests/io/test_fsspec.py
index e0d652facb8fc..dde85f9f8409d 100644
--- a/pandas/tests/io/test_fsspec.py
+++ b/pandas/tests/io/test_fsspec.py
@@ -197,7 +197,6 @@ def test_arrowparquet_options(fsspectest):
 
 
 @td.skip_array_manager_not_yet_implemented  # TODO(ArrayManager) fastparquet
-@pytest.mark.xfail(using_string_dtype(), reason="TODO(infer_string) fastparquet")
 def test_fastparquet_options(fsspectest):
     """Regression test for writing to a not-yet-existent GCS Parquet file."""
     pytest.importorskip("fastparquet")