The Goldfinch
by Donna Tartt
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction · 2014 · WinnerAndrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction · 2014 · Winner
Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Pulitzer Prize for Fiction | 2014 | Winner |
| Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction | 2014 | Winner |
About This Book
Thirteen-year-old Theo Decker survives an explosion at a New York City museum that kills his mother. In the chaos he rescues a small Dutch Golden Age painting, Carel Fabritius's 'The Goldfinch,' which becomes his talisman across years of loss, addiction, and searching for meaning in the antiques trade.
About the Author
Donna TarttAmerican
Donna Tartt was born Donna Louise Tartt on December 23, 1963, in Greenwood, Mississippi. She attended the University of Mississippi before transferring to Bennington College, where she studied classics and philosophy and graduated in 1986, befriending future authors including Bret Easton Ellis. Her debut novel The Secret History (1992) popularised the dark academia genre. Read more →
