A Constellation of Vital Phenomena

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A Constellation of Vital Phenomena
A Constellation of Vital Phenomena.jpg
First edition cover
Author Anthony Marra
Language English
Subject Second Chechen War
Genre Literary fiction, Historical fiction
Publisher Random House
Publication date
May 7, 2013
Media typePrint
ISBN 9780770436421

A Constellation of Vital Phenomena is a novel written by Anthony Marra, published May 7, 2013 by Random House. The book was a New York Times best seller [1] and received positive critical reviews. The work has also been referenced in academic journals, including War, Literature & the Arts [2] and The Lancet . [3]

Contents

Synopsis

Characters

Release

Reception

A Constellation of Vital Phenomena received starred reviews from Library Journal, [4] Publishers Weekly, [5] and Booklist , [6] as well as positive reviews from The New York Times Book Review, [7] World Literature Today, [8] Kirkus Reviews, [9] Chicago Tribune, [10] The Washington Post, [11] NPR, [12] San Francisco Chronicle , [13] Shelf Awareness, [14] The Economist , [15] and Entertainment Weekly . [16]

The New York Times [17] and The Boston Globe [18] provided mixed reviews.

Accolades

Accolades for A Constellation of Vital Phenomena
YearAccoladeResultRef
2013 National Book Award for Fiction Nominee [1]
California Book Award for First Fiction Winner [19]
National Book Critics Circle Award for John Leonard Prize Winner [20]
Goodreads Choice Award for FictionNominee [19]
Booklist Editors' Choice: Adult BooksSelection [21]
New York Times Notable Book of the Year Selection [22]
Prix Medicis Winner [23]
2014 New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction AwardFinalist [24]
Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for FictionWinner [25]
PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize Shortlist [26]
Dayton Literary Peace Prize for FictionFinalist [27]
The Athens Prize for Literature - Περιοδικό (δέ)καταWinner [28]
Andrew Carnegie Medal for FictionLonglist [29]
Indies Choice Book Award for Adult DebutWinner [30]
Notable BooksSelection [31]
Carla Furstenberg Cohen Fiction AwardWinner [20]
2015 Dublin Literary Award Longlist [20]
Barnes & Noble Discover AwardWinner [32] [28]

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  2. ↑ Plichta, Katherine. "The Most Vital Phenomena" (PDF). War, Literature, and the Arts: 1–6.
  3. ↑ Marchalik, Daniel (2015-06-13). "Saving the professionalism course". The Lancet. 385 (9985): 2346–2347. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(15)61093-5 . ISSN   0140-6736. PMID   26088632. S2CID   36796285.
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