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The Office of Historical Corrections: A Novella and Stories

by Danielle Evans

Joyce Carol Oates Prize · 2021 · Winner
Riverhead Booksliterary-fictionISBN 9781594634956

Award History

AwardYearStatus
Joyce Carol Oates Prize2021Winner

About This Book

Danielle Evans's second collection follows Black characters navigating America's racial contradictions with formal precision and emotional complexity. Winner of the Joyce Carol Oates Prize.

About the Author

Danielle Evans is an American short story writer known for her technically accomplished, emotionally precise fiction about race, class, and identity in contemporary America. Born in Washington, DC, she received her MFA from the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop. Her debut collection Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self (2010) won the PEN American Robert W. Read more →

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