Tess Gunty Explained
Tess Gunty (born 1993) is an American novelist.[1] Her debut novel, The Rabbit Hutch, won the 2022 National Book Award for Fiction and the Indiana Authors Awards in 2024.[2] [3] [4] [5]
Early life and education
Gunty was born and raised in South Bend, Indiana.[6] She graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a Bachelor of Arts in English and from New York University with a Masters in Fine Arts degree in creative writing.[7] [8]
Career
Gunty's first novel, The Rabbit Hutch, was published by Knopf on August 2, 2022, and was awarded the National Book Award for Fiction in November 2022.[9] It received generally favorable reviews from critics.[10] [11] The novel also received the inaugural Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize.[12] It was a finalist for the 2022 John Leonard Prize, awarded by the National Book Critics Circle for a first book in any genre.[13]
Awards
Works
Books
- Book: G, Tess . . . 2022 . 9780593534663 . hardcover 1st . en . 2.
- Book: G, Tess . Honeydew . 2025 . 1st . 2. (forthcoming)[19]
Notes and References
- Web site: Pineda . Dorany . 2022-07-28 . How an L.A. writer distilled American hope and despair into summer's big literary debut . 2022-10-27 . Los Angeles Times . en-US.
- Web site: Hughes . Andrew S. . South Bend native Tess Gunty's 'The Rabbit Hutch' wins in the Indiana Authors Awards . 2024-11-11 . South Bend Tribune . en-US.
- Web site: Tess Gunty . 2022-11-17 . National Book Foundation . en-US.
- News: Harris . Elizabeth A. . October 4, 2022 . Here Are This Year's National Book Award Finalists . The New York Times . November 17, 2022.
- News: November 16, 2022 . Tess Gunty's novel 'The Rabbit Hutch' wins National Book Award for fiction . NPR . Associated Press . November 17, 2022.
- Web site: Anderson . Hephzibah . 2022-07-16 . Tess Gunty: 'I was an almost freakishly devout child' . 2022-10-26 . the Guardian . en.
- Web site: Hodges . Dylan Lee . 2022-08-01 . Down The Rabbit Hole With Tess Gunty . 2022-10-31 . Indianapolis Monthly . en-US.
- News: Greenblatt . Leah . 2022-08-02 . One Apartment Building, Many Lives . en-US . The New York Times . 2022-10-30 . 0362-4331.
- News: Italie . Hillel . November 16, 2022 . Tess Gunty, Imani Perry Among National Book Awards Winners . Bloomberg . November 17, 2022.
- News: Ditum . Sarah . August 3, 2022 . The Rabbit Hutch by Tess Gunty review – a riveting debut about love and cruelty . The Guardian . November 17, 2022.
- News: Price . Emily . August 15, 2022 . The Rabbit Hutch Is a Frenetic Debut About Alienation . Paste Magazine . November 17, 2022.
- News: Sheehan . Dan . 26 August 2022 . Tess Gunty has won the inaugural Waterstones debut fiction prize. . Literary Hub . 12 October 2022.
- Web site: Varno . David . 2023-02-01 . NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE ANNOUNCES FINALISTS FOR PUBLISHING YEAR 2022 . 2023-02-03 . National Book Critics Circle . en-US.
- Web site: 2022 . 2024-02-11 . National Book Critics Circle . en-US.
- News: Doyle . Martin . 2022-07-21 . Louise Kennedy on Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize shortlist; Margaret Atwood at Clifden festival . 2022-07-23 . The Irish Times . en.
- Web site: Shaffi . Sarah . 2022-07-20 . Shortlist announced for Waterstones debut fiction prize . 2022-07-23 . the Guardian . en.
- Web site: Anderson . Porter . 2023-03-21 . British Book Awards: Trade and 'Book of the Year' Shortlists . 2024-05-24 . Publishing Perspectives . en-US.
- Web site: Eyman . Scott . Shelf Awareness for Tuesday, September 5, 2023 . 2024-05-24 . www.shelf-awareness.com.
- Web site: 2022-11-15 . Tess Gunty - Penguin Random House Speakers Bureau . 2024-03-10 . en-US.
