Fiction — Tony Tulathimutte (Whiting Award 2017)Tony Tulathimutte

Fiction — Tony Tulathimutte (Whiting Award 2017)

Whiting Award · 2017 · Winner

Whiting FoundationApril 1, 2017Literary Fiction

Award History

Award	Year	Status	Citation
Whiting Award	2017	Winner	“Fiction — Tony Tulathimutte”

About This Book

Tony Tulathimutte is recognized for his debut novel Private Citizens, a satirical portrait of four San Francisco tech-world millennials attempting to live according to their progressive values. This record is a writer-level placeholder for his Whiting Award.

About the Author

Tony TulathimutteAmerican

Tony Tulathimutte (born September 1, 1983) is an American writer of satirical fiction who grew up in Massachusetts as the son of Thai immigrants. His debut novel Private Citizens (2016) follows four Stanford alumni post-graduation and was acclaimed as "the first great millennial novel" by New York magazine, while his 2024 short story collection Rejection was longlisted for the National Book Award for Fiction.Tony Tulathimutte