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Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Anisfield-Wolf Book Award – Fiction | 2023 | Winner |
| Dayton Literary Peace Prize – Fiction | 2023 | Winner |
About This Book
The story of Lexington—the greatest American racehorse of the nineteenth century—is told across three interwoven timelines: the 1850s, when Lexington was trained and raced; 1954, when a young Black painter in Harlem discovers a Lexington portrait; and the present day, when a Smithsonian art historian and a Nigerian-Australian scientist cross paths. A novel about race, ownership, genius, and what gets remembered.
About the Author
Geraldine Brooks is an Australian-American author and journalist. Born in Sydney in 1955, she studied at the University of Sydney and at Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism. She worked as a foreign correspondent for The Wall Street Journal, reporting from the Middle East, Africa, and the Balkans, before turning to fiction full-time. Read more →
