The Thirty Names of Night

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The Thirty Names of Night
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Author Zeyn Joukhadar
Language English
Genre Fiction
Publisher Atria Books
Publication date
November 24, 2020
Media typePrint
ISBN 9781982121495

The Thirty Names of Night is a novel by Zeyn Joukhadar, published November 24, 2020 by Atria Books. The book received the Stonewall Book Award for Literature [1] and the Lambda Literary Award for Transgender Fiction. [2]

Reception

The Thirty Names of Night received starred reviews from Library Journal, [3] Booklist , [4] [5] and Kirkus Reviews , [6] as well as positive reviews from The New York Times Book Review, [7] ZYZZYVA , [8] and Publishers Weekly. [9] USA Today provided a mixed review. [10]

Accolades for The Thirty Names of Night
YearAccoladeResultRef.
2021 Stonewall Book Award for LiteratureWinner [1]
Lambda Literary Award for Transgender Fiction Winner [2]
2020Bustle's Best Books of 2020Selection [11]

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  1. 1 2 Rainbow Round Table (2009-09-09). "Stonewall Book Awards List". American Library Association. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  2. 1 2 "Previous Winners". Lambda Literary. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  3. Rohrbaugh, Lisa (2020-04-01). "The Thirty Names of Night". Library Journal. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
  4. Hong, Terry (2020-12-10). The Thirty Names of Night . Retrieved 2021-12-21 via Booklist.
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  6. "The Thirty Names of Night". Kirkus Reviews. March 2, 2020. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  7. Al-Shawaf, Rayyan (2020-11-24). "Queer Exile: Three Novels About Émigrés, Lovers and Family". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2021-12-22.
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  10. Barbiero, Delfina V. "Review: 'The Thirty Names of Night' ties past to present in compelling tale of nonbinary identity". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
  11. Colyard, K.W. (December 21, 2020). "The Best Books Of 2020 — If You Read Anything This Year, Make It One Of These Books". Bustle. Retrieved 2021-12-22.