Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction | 2012 | Winner |
About This Book
Anne Enright's novel follows an Irish woman who destroys her marriage for an affair during the Celtic Tiger years, told in retrospect with wit and unflinching self-examination. Winner of the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction.
About the Author
Anne Enright is an Irish novelist and short story writer, one of the preeminent Irish fiction writers of her generation. Born in Dublin, she was educated at Trinity College Dublin and the University of East Anglia. She has taught at University College Dublin, where she is Maynooth University's first Laureate for Irish Fiction. Read more →
