White Girls

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White Girls
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First edition
Author Hilton Als
Language English
GenreMemoir, essays
Published2013
Publisher McSweeney's [1]
Publication place United States

White Girls is a nonfiction book by Hilton Als, [1] [2] published November 5, 2013 by McSweeney's.

Contents

Overview

Combining elements of memoir, criticism, fiction and non-fiction, the book's essays create a portrait of "white girls", a category in which Als includes everyone from Truman Capote to Flannery O’Connor and even Malcolm X. [1] The book explores themes of identity, otherness, commonality, and interpersonal relationships as a kind of "twinship". [3]

Awards

White Girls awards and honors
YearAwardResultRef.
2014 Randy Shilts Award for Gay NonfictionWinner [4]
Lambda Literary Award for LGBT Nonfiction Winner [5] [6]
2013 National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism Finalist [7] [8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Ulin, David L. (November 8, 2013). "Hilton Als blurs the lines in 'White Girls'". Los Angeles Times .
  2. ↑ Benjamin, Rich (2013-11-08). "Shades of Influence". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2021-07-28.
  3. ↑ Battleground, Andrea (December 4, 2013). "Hilton Als' White Girls is ingenious provocation". The A.V. Club .
  4. ↑ "The Randy Shilts Award for Gay Nonfiction". The Publishing Triangle. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
  5. ↑ "26th Annual Lambda Literary Award Finalists Announced". Lambda Literary. 2014-03-06. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
  6. ↑ "Full List of 2014 Lambda Literary Award Winners". IndieWire. 2014-06-03. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
  7. ↑ "2013 National Book Critics Circle Award Finalists Announced". The Millions. 2014-01-14. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
  8. ↑ "2013". National Book Critics Circle. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
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