The Great Believers
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction · 2019 · ShortlistAndrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction · 2019 · WinnerStonewall Book Award · 2019 · WinnerNational Book Award for Fiction · 2018 · Shortlist
Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Pulitzer Prize for Fiction | 2019 | Shortlist |
| Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction | 2019 | Winner |
| Stonewall Book Award | 2019 | Winner |
| National Book Award for FictionFiction | 2018 | Shortlist |
About This Book
Two parallel stories: Chicago in the 1980s, where Yale Tishman navigates the devastation of the AIDS crisis as it kills everyone around him; and Paris in 2015, where Fiona, whose brother died in the epidemic, searches for her estranged daughter. A sweeping, heartbreaking novel about loss, survival, and the way epidemics reshape communities.
About the Author
Rebecca MakkaiAmerican
Rebecca Makkai is an American novelist and short story writer born in 1978. She studied at Middlebury College and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her debut novel The Borrower (2011) was followed by The Hundred-Year House (2014). Read more →
