Snow Angels (novel)
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| Author | Stewart O'Nan |
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| Publisher | Doubleday |
Publication date | November 3, 1994 |
| ISBN | 0-385-47574-8 |
Snow Angels is a 1994 novel by American author Stewart O'Nan.
Plot
[edit]Set in 1974 in Butler, Pennsylvania, a county seat 35 miles north of Pittsburgh, Snow Angels is the story of teenager Arthur Parkinson, the disintegration of his parents' marriage, and the murder of Arthur's one-time babysitter, Annie Marchand.
Reception
[edit]When the book was still in manuscript, it earned the first Pirate's Alley Faulkner Prize for the Novel, awarded by the Pirate's Alley Faulkner Society of New Orleans.[1] After publication, it received starred reviews from Booklist,[2] Kirkus Reviews,[3] and Publishers Weekly.[4]
Film adaptation
[edit]In 2007 Snow Angels was adapted for a film of the same title, directed by David Gordon Green, who also wrote the screenplay, and starring Sam Rockwell and Kate Beckinsale.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ "About the Competition: History of Success". The Pirate's Alley Faulkner Society, Inc. 2006. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved March 29, 2007.
- ^ "Snow Angels". Booklist. October 15, 1994. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
- ^ "Snow Angels". Kirkus Reviews. September 1, 1994. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
- ^ "Snow Angels by Stewart O'Nan". Publishers Weekly. October 3, 1994. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
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