Harrow (novel)
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| Author | Joy Williams |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction, Fantasy |
| Publisher | Knopf |
Publication date | September 14, 2021 |
| Publication place | United States |
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| ISBN | 9780525657569 |
Harrow is a science-fiction fantasy novel by Joy Williams, published September 14, 2021 by Knopf Publishing Group.
Reception
[edit]Harrow received starred reviews from Kirkus Books,[1] Booklist,[2] and Publishers Weekly,[3] as well as positive reviews from the Los Angeles Review of Books,[4] Los Angeles Times,[5] New York Review of Books,[6] Wall Street Journal,[7] New Yorker,[8] Star Tribune,[9] Atlantic,[10] Chicago Review of Books,[11] ZYZZYVA,[12] and A.V. Club.[13] The book received a mixed review from The Washington Post[14] and The New York Times.[15]
| Year | Accolade | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Kirkus Prize | Winner | [16] |
| Kirkus Reviews' Best Books Of 2021 | Selection | [1] | |
| 2022 | PEN/Jean Stein Book Award | Longlist | [17] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Harrow". Kirkus Reviews. June 16, 2021. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
- ^ Seaman, Donna (July 2021). "Harrow". Booklist. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
- ^ "Fiction Book Review: Harrow by Joy Williams. Knopf, $26 (224p) ISBN 978-0-525-65756-9". PublishersWeekly.com. May 5, 2021. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
- ^ Goldstein, Sam Jaffe (November 22, 2021). "A Millennial's Purgatory: On Joy Williams's "Harrow"". Los Angeles Review of Books. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
- ^ "Review: Joy Williams' first novel in decades is an astonishing end-times parable". Los Angeles Times. September 7, 2021. Archived from the original on December 20, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
- ^ Rich, Nathaniel. "Exhilarating Antihumanism". ISSN 0028-7504. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
- ^ Sacks, Sam (September 10, 2021). "Fiction: Joy Williams's 'Harrow' Review". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
- ^ Waldman, Katy (September 20, 2021). "Joy Williams Does Not Write for Humanity". The New Yorker. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
- ^ Akins, Ellen (September 10, 2021). "Review: 'Harrow,' by Joy Williams". Star Tribune. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
- ^ Domestico, Anthony (September 12, 2021). "The Prophet of Nothingness". The Atlantic. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
- ^ Williams, Kyle Francis (September 16, 2021). "Ecological Ruin and Postmodernism in "Harrow"". Chicago Review of Books. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
- ^ Ravas, Zack (December 1, 2021). "'Harrow' by Joy Williams: Book of Revelations". ZYZZYVA. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
- ^ Adamczyk, Laura (September 15, 2021). "Joy Williams' Harrow is a strange, comic novel for the end of the world". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
- ^ Patrick, Bethanne (September 23, 2021). "Review | The post-apocalyptic world of Joy Williams's 'Harrow' reads like a cautionary tale". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on October 28, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
- ^ Garner, Dwight (September 6, 2021). "After a Cataclysm, the Nature Lovers in 'Harrow' Struggle to Stay Sane". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
- ^ "2021 Winners". Kirkus Reviews. Archived from the original on December 8, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
- ^ "Announcing the 2022 PEN America Literary Awards Longlists". PEN America. December 15, 2021. Archived from the original on December 20, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
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