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| Award | Year | Status | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction | 2023 | Shortlist |
About This Book
Morgan Talty's debut story collection follows characters living on a Penobscot Nation reservation in Maine, navigating addiction, family, and the violence of colonial history. Shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal.
About the Author
Morgan TaltyPenobscot (Penobscot Indian Nation, United States)
Morgan Talty (born 1991) is a Penobscot author and Assistant Professor of English at the University of Maine, known for his debut story collection Night of the Living Rez (2022), which won the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize, National Book Critics Circle John Leonard Prize, and American Academy of Arts and Letters Sue Kaufman Prize among others, and his novel Fire Exit (2024), a finalist for several awards including the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize.Morgan Talty official site,
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