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Percival Everett Wins 2024 National Book Award for Fiction
literature1 year ago

Percival Everett Wins 2024 National Book Award for Fiction

Percival Everett won the National Book Award for fiction with his novel "James," a reimagining of "Huckleberry Finn" focusing on the character Jim. The awards ceremony also highlighted calls for peace in the Middle East, with winners like Lena Khalaf Tuffaha and Shifa Saltagi Safadi addressing issues of Palestinian rights and Islamophobia. Other winners included Jason De León for nonfiction and Yáng Shuāng-zǐ for translated literature. Barbara Kingsolver received the distinguished contribution to American letters award.

Cormac McCarthy, Master of Dark American Fiction, Dies at 89.
obituary2 years ago

Cormac McCarthy, Master of Dark American Fiction, Dies at 89.

Cormac McCarthy, the acclaimed American novelist known for his dark and violent explorations of the human condition, has died at the age of 89. His novels, including "All the Pretty Horses," "The Road," and "No Country for Old Men," won numerous awards and were adapted into successful films. McCarthy was known for his reclusive nature and refusal to give readings or blurbs for other writers' books. While his work was praised by many, some critics found it portentous and self-consciously masculine.