Obit (book)

Obit

Author	Victoria Chang
Language	English
Genre	Literary poetry
Publisher	Copper Canyon Press
Publication date	April 7, 2020
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print
Pages	113 pp.
ISBN	9781556595745 (paperback 1st ed.)
OCLC	1119480837
Dewey Decimal	813
LC Class	PS3603.H3575 O25 2020

Obit is the fifth book of poems written by Victoria Chang. ^{[1] [2]}

Awards

Prizes

• Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Poetry in 2020 ^[3]
• Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for Poetry, 2021 ^{[4] [5]}
• Griffin Poetry Prize International runner-up, 2021 ^[6]
• PEN/Voelcker Award for Poetry in 2021 ^[7]

Honors

• New York Times 100 Notable Books ^{[8] [9]}
• Time's List of the 100 Best Novels ^[10]
• Best Book of the Year by NPR ^[11]
• Best Book of 2021 by The Boston Globe ^[12]

References

1. ""Grief Is Singular": On Victoria Chang's "Obit"". Los Angeles Review of Books. 2020-04-15. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
2. "Obit by Victoria Chang". Copper Canyon Press. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
3. "Winners of the 2020 L.A. Times Book Prizes announced". Los Angeles Times. 2021-04-17. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
4. Ross, Leone. "Shelf Awareness for Monday, April 5, 2021". Shelf Awareness. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
5. "Winners". Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
6. Bresge, Adina (2021-06-23). "Canisia Lubrin named Canadian winner of $65K Griffin Poetry Prize". CP24. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
7. Ellis, Danika (2021-04-09). "Winners of the 2021 PEN America Literary Awards Announced". Book Riot. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
8. "New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2020 (100 books)". Good Reads. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
9. "100 Notable Books of 2020". The New York Times. 2020-11-20. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2022-11-23.
10. "The 100 Must-Read Books of 2020". Time. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
11. "Books We Love". NPR. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
12. "The Best Books of 2020". BostonGlobe. Retrieved 2022-11-23.