Winner
Chain-Gang All-Stars
National Book Award for Fiction · 2023 · Shortlist
Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| National Book Award for FictionFiction | 2023 | Shortlist |
About This Book
In a near-future America, death row prisoners are offered a chance at freedom if they fight in televised gladiatorial combat. Loretta Thurwar and Hamara Stacker are the most celebrated duo in the league, fighting for their lives while trying to hold onto their love and their humanity. A furious, inventive satire of mass incarceration.
About the Author
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah is an American writer of fiction known for his formally inventive, socially charged short stories and his debut novel. Born in Spring Valley, New York, he holds an MFA from Syracuse University, where he studied under George Saunders. His debut short story collection, Friday Black (2018), was published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and won the PEN/Jean Stein Book Award, the Ernest J. Read more →
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