Hangman (novel)
Hangman is a 2023 debut novel by writer Maya Binyam. It was published by Macmillan.[1] The novel is a surreal story about an exile returning home to Sub-Saharan Africa to visit his sick brother. It explores the themes of empathy, foreign aid, social responsibility, hospitality, and injustice.[2]
Reception
[edit]For Hangman, Binyam received the National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 Award,[3] the Bard Fiction Prize,[4] the Rosenthal Family Foundation Award,[5] the 2025 Women's Prize for Fiction longlist,[6][7] and the Dublin Literary Award.[8] The novel was reviewed by The New York Times,[9] The New Yorker,[10] and The Guardian.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ Lucas, Julian (2023-08-08). ""Hangman" Turns the Novel of Migration Upside Down". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2025-03-03.
- ^ Goyal, Sana (2023-08-11). "Hangman by Maya Binyam review – a debut to keep you guessing". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-03-03.
- ^ "The National Book Foundation Announces its 2024 5 Under 35 Honorees". National Book Foundation. Retrieved 2025-03-03.
- ^ Relations, Bard Public. "Annual Bard Fiction Prize Is Awarded to Maya Binyam". www.bard.edu. Retrieved 2025-03-03.
- ^ "All Awards". American Academy of Arts and Letters. Retrieved 2025-03-03.
- ^ "Women's Prize For Fiction". Women's Prize. Retrieved 2025-03-03.
- ^ Passmore, Lynsey (2024-03-05). "Announcing the 2024 Women's Prize for Fiction longlist!". Women's Prize. Retrieved 2025-03-03.
- ^ IGO (2025-01-14). "Hangman". Dublin Literary Award. Retrieved 2025-03-03.
- ^ Kitamura, Katie (2023-08-05). "No Place Is Home, for the Immigrant Hero of This Debut Novel". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-03-03.
- ^ Lucas, Julian (2023-08-08). ""Hangman" Turns the Novel of Migration Upside Down". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2025-03-03.
- ^ Goyal, Sana (2023-08-11). "Hangman by Maya Binyam review – a debut to keep you guessing". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-03-03.
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