Tess Gunty (born 1993) is an American novelist.[1] Her debut novel, The Rabbit Hutch, won the 2022 National Book Award for Fiction and the Indiana Authors Awards in 2024.[2][3][4][5]

Early life and education

Gunty was born and raised in South Bend, Indiana.[1][6] She graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a Bachelor of Arts in English and from New York University with a Masters in Fine Arts degree in creative writing.[7][8]

Career

Gunty's first novel, The Rabbit Hutch, was published by Knopf on August 2, 2022, and was awarded the National Book Award for Fiction in November 2022.[9][3] It received generally favorable reviews from critics.[10][11] The novel also received the inaugural Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize.[12] It was a finalist for the 2022 John Leonard Prize, awarded by the National Book Critics Circle for a first book in any genre.[13]

Awards

Year Work Award Result Ref
2022 The Rabbit Hutch Barnes & Noble Discover Award — Won [1]
National Book Award Fiction Won [3]
National Book Critics Circle Award John Leonard Prize Shortlisted [14]
Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize — Won [15][16][7]
2023 BookTube Prize Fiction Octofinalist
British Book Award Début Fiction Shortlisted [17]
Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award — Shortlisted [18]
2024 Indiana Authors Awards Fiction Won [2]

Works

Books

References

  1. ^ a b c Pineda, Dorany (July 28, 2022). "How an L.A. writer distilled American hope and despair into summer's big literary debut". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Hughes, Andrew S. "South Bend native Tess Gunty's 'The Rabbit Hutch' wins in the Indiana Authors Awards". South Bend Tribune. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "Tess Gunty". National Book Foundation. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  4. ^ Harris, Elizabeth A. (October 4, 2022). "Here Are This Year's National Book Award Finalists". The New York Times. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  5. ^ "Tess Gunty's novel 'The Rabbit Hutch' wins National Book Award for fiction". NPR. Associated Press. November 16, 2022. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  6. ^ Anderson, Hephzibah (July 16, 2022). "Tess Gunty: 'I was an almost freakishly devout child'". the Guardian. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
  7. ^ a b Hodges, Dylan Lee (August 1, 2022). "Down The Rabbit Hole With Tess Gunty". Indianapolis Monthly. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  8. ^ Greenblatt, Leah (August 2, 2022). "One Apartment Building, Many Lives". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
  9. ^ Italie, Hillel (November 16, 2022). "Tess Gunty, Imani Perry Among National Book Awards Winners". Bloomberg. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  10. ^ Ditum, Sarah (August 3, 2022). "The Rabbit Hutch by Tess Gunty review – a riveting debut about love and cruelty". The Guardian. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  11. ^ Price, Emily (August 15, 2022). "The Rabbit Hutch Is a Frenetic Debut About Alienation". Paste Magazine. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  12. ^ Sheehan, Dan (August 26, 2022). "Tess Gunty has won the inaugural Waterstones debut fiction prize". Literary Hub. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  13. ^ Varno, David (February 1, 2023). "NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE ANNOUNCES FINALISTS FOR PUBLISHING YEAR 2022". National Book Critics Circle. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  14. ^ "2022". National Book Critics Circle. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  15. ^ Doyle, Martin (July 21, 2022). "Louise Kennedy on Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize shortlist; Margaret Atwood at Clifden festival". The Irish Times. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  16. ^ Shaffi, Sarah (July 20, 2022). "Shortlist announced for Waterstones debut fiction prize". the Guardian. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  17. ^ Anderson, Porter (March 21, 2023). "British Book Awards: Trade and 'Book of the Year' Shortlists". Publishing Perspectives. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
  18. ^ Eyman, Scott. "Shelf Awareness for Tuesday, September 5, 2023". www.shelf-awareness.com. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
  19. ^ "Tess Gunty - Penguin Random House Speakers Bureau". November 15, 2022. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
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