Tess Gunty Explained

Tess Gunty
Birth Place:South Bend, Indiana, U.S.
Occupation:Novelist
Education:University of Notre Dame (BA)
New York University (MFA)
Genre:Fiction

Tess Gunty (born 1993) is an American novelist.[1] Her debut novel, The Rabbit Hutch, won the 2022 National Book Award for Fiction.[2] [3] [4]

Early life and education

Gunty was born and raised in South Bend, Indiana.[5] 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.[6] [7]

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.[8] It received generally favorable reviews from critics.[9] [10] The novel also received the inaugural Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize.[11] It was a finalist for the 2023 John Leonard Prize, awarded by the National Book Critics Circle for a first book in any genre.[12]

Awards

YearWorkAwardResult
2022The Rabbit HutchBarnes & Noble Discover Award
National Book AwardFiction
National Book Critics Circle AwardJohn Leonard Prize[13]
Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize[14] [15]

Works

Books

Notes and References

  1. 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.
  2. Web site: Tess Gunty . 2022-11-17 . National Book Foundation . en-US.
  3. News: Harris . Elizabeth A. . October 4, 2022 . Here Are This Year's National Book Award Finalists . The New York Times . November 17, 2022.
  4. News: November 16, 2022 . Tess Gunty's novel 'The Rabbit Hutch' wins National Book Award for fiction . NPR . Associated Press . November 17, 2022.
  5. Web site: Anderson . Hephzibah . 2022-07-16 . Tess Gunty: 'I was an almost freakishly devout child' . 2022-10-26 . the Guardian . en.
  6. Web site: Hodges . Dylan Lee . 2022-08-01 . Down The Rabbit Hole With Tess Gunty . 2022-10-31 . Indianapolis Monthly . en-US.
  7. News: Greenblatt . Leah . 2022-08-02 . One Apartment Building, Many Lives . en-US . The New York Times . 2022-10-30 . 0362-4331.
  8. News: Italie . Hillel . November 16, 2022 . Tess Gunty, Imani Perry Among National Book Awards Winners . Bloomberg . November 17, 2022.
  9. 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.
  10. News: Price . Emily . August 15, 2022 . The Rabbit Hutch Is a Frenetic Debut About Alienation . Paste Magazine . November 17, 2022.
  11. News: Sheehan . Dan . 26 August 2022 . Tess Gunty has won the inaugural Waterstones debut fiction prize. . Literary Hub . 12 October 2022.
  12. 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.
  13. Web site: 2022 . 2024-02-11 . National Book Critics Circle . en-US.
  14. 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.
  15. Web site: Shaffi . Sarah . 2022-07-20 . Shortlist announced for Waterstones debut fiction prize . 2022-07-23 . the Guardian . en.
  16. Web site: 2022-11-15 . Tess Gunty - Penguin Random House Speakers Bureau . 2024-03-10 . en-US.

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