Author | Joy Williams |
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Language | English |
Genre | Science fiction, Fantasy |
Publisher | Knopf |
Publication date | September 14, 2021 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | |
ISBN | 9780525657569 |
Harrow is a science-fiction fantasy novel by Joy Williams, published September 14, 2021 by Knopf Publishing Group.
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 TheWashington Post [14] and The New York Times. [15]
Year | Accolade | Result | Ref. |
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2021 | Kirkus Prize | Winner | [16] |
Kirkus Reviews' Best Books Of 2021 | Selection | [1] | |
2022 | PEN/Jean Stein Book Award | Longlist | [17] |
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