Earning a national book award nomination for fiction for her novel lord of misrule was a prize jaimy gordon would not have envisioned. After all, her winning book, lord of misrule, is set at a lowstakes, downatthehoofs racetrack. Patti smith, jaimy gordon win book awards gordon s lord of misrule and smiths just kids were the big winners at the national book awards in. Jaimy gordons national book awardwinning novel, set at a lowstakes horse racing track, is itself a winner. Gordons short story, a nights work, which shares a number of characters with lord of misrule, appeared in best american short stories 1995.
She teaches at western michigan university in kalamazoo and in the prague summer program for writers, and received an academyinstitute award for her fiction from the american academy of arts and letters. A brilliant novel that captures the dusty, dark, and beautiful wor. A brilliant novel that captures the dusty, dark, and beautiful world of smalltime horse racing, where trainers. Lord of misrule is her fourth novel, and was awarded the national book award for fiction 2010. Buy lord of misrule by jaimy gordon from amazons fiction books store. The surprise winner of the 2010 us national book award, jaimy gordons horseracing novel is big on character and narrative finesse. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Jaimy gordon was the dark horse in this years national book awards, and she walked away in a long red dress clutching the prize for fiction. Rumor has it she screamed when she heard her name, and.
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She is also the author of a novella, circumspections from an equestrian statue, and the fantasy classic novel shamp of the citysolo. The book is divided into four sections, each concerned with one of four horse races at a down on the luck. The book is divided into four sections, each concerned with one of four horse races at a down on the luck racetrack. Jaimy gordons national book awardwinning novel, set at a lowstakes horseracing track, is itself a winner. In addition to two novels, she has published poetry, plays, short stories and essays. When jaimy gordon won the national book award for fiction last month, she prompted a profligate outburst of metaphors about dark horses. Shamp of the citysolo treacle press, 1974 the rose of the west woodbine press, 1976 the bend, the lip, the kid sun press, 1978 private t. Jaimy gordons lord of misrule, a national book award winner. Gordons fourth novel, which won the national book award, is set at a rundown. Buy lord of misrule book online at best prices in india on. Her second novel, she drove without stopping, was an american library association notable book in 1990. Jaimy gordon is the national book awardwinning author of lord of misrule. Lord of misrule was awarded the national award for fiction 2010.
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