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The Last Nude

by Ellis Avery

Stonewall Book · 2013 · Winner
Riverhead BooksHistorical FictionLiterary FictionNonfictionISBN 9781594488139

Award History

AwardYearStatus
Stonewall Book Award2013Winner

About This Book

Ellis Avery's novel follows an American girl in 1920s Paris who becomes the model and lover of the Art Deco painter Tamara de Lempicka. Winner of the Stonewall Book Award for Literature.

About the Author

Ellis AveryAmerican

Ellis Avery (1972–2019) was an American novelist known for her historical fiction exploring queer identity and desire, most notably winning two Stonewall Book Awards—the only author to do so—for her debut The Teahouse Fire (2006) and The Last Nude (2012), along with Lambda Literary and Ohioana awards.

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