The Thirty Names of Night explained

Genre:Fiction
Isbn:9781982121495
Media Type:Print
Release Date:November 24, 2020
Publisher:Atria Books
The Thirty Names of Night
Language:English
Author:Zeyn Joukhadar

The Thirty Names of Night is a novel by Zeyn Joukhadar, published November 24, 2020 by Atria Books. The book received the Stonewall Book Award for Literature[1] and the Lambda Literary Award for Transgender Fiction.[2]

Reception

The Thirty Names of Night received starred reviews from Library Journal,[3] Booklist,[4] [5] and Kirkus Reviews,[6] as well as positive reviews from The New York Times Book Review,[7] ZYZZYVA,[8] and Publishers Weekly.[9] USA Today provided a mixed review.[10]

Accolades for The Thirty Names of Night!Year!Accolade!Result!Ref.
2021Stonewall Book Award for LiteratureWinner
Lambda Literary Award for Transgender FictionWinner
2020Bustle's Best Books of 2020Selection[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rainbow Round Table. 2009-09-09. Stonewall Book Awards List. 2021-12-21. American Library Association. en.
  2. Web site: Previous Winners. 2021-12-21. Lambda Literary. en.
  3. Web site: Rohrbaugh. Lisa. 2020-04-01. The Thirty Names of Night. 2021-12-22. Library Journal.
  4. Book: Hong, Terry. 2020-12-10. The Thirty Names of Night. 2021-12-21. Booklist.
  5. Book: Hyzy, Biz. May 1, 2020. The Thirty Names of Night. 2021-12-21. Booklist.
  6. Web site: March 2, 2020. The Thirty Names of Night. 2021-12-21. Kirkus Reviews.
  7. News: Al-Shawaf. Rayyan. 2020-11-24. Queer Exile: Three Novels About Émigrés, Lovers and Family. en-US. The New York Times. 2021-12-22. 0362-4331.
  8. Web site: Ordukhani. Nessa. 2021-01-05. 'The Thirty Names of Night' by Zeyn Joukhadar: At the Crossroads. 2021-12-22. ZYZZYVA. en-US.
  9. Web site: Fiction Book Review: The Thirty Names of Night by Zeyn Joukhadar. Atria, $27 (304p) ISBN 978-1-982121-49-5. 2021-12-22. PublishersWeekly.com. en.
  10. Web site: Barbiero. Delfina V.. Review: 'The Thirty Names of Night' ties past to present in compelling tale of nonbinary identity. 2021-12-22. USA TODAY. en-US.
  11. Web site: Colyard. K.W.. December 21, 2020. The Best Books Of 2020 — If You Read Anything This Year, Make It One Of These Books. 2021-12-22. Bustle. en.

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