Tess Gunty
Tess Gunty (born 1992) is an American novelist. Her debut novel, The Rabbit Hutch, won the 2022 National Book Award for Fiction and the Indiana Authors Awards in 2024.
Tess Gunty
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- Name
- Tess Gunty
- Born
- 1992
- Birthplace
- South Bend, Indiana, U.S.
- Occupation
- Novelist
- Education
- University of Notre Dame (BA) New York University (MFA)
- Nationality
- United States
- Fields
- literary activity · belletristic literature
- Known for
- The Rabbit Hutch
- Honours
- National Book Award for Fiction
- Languages
- English
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Biography
Biography
Tess Gunty studied at New York University and University of Notre Dame. The recorded working language is English. The field of work recorded is literary activity and belletristic literature. Works named in the authority record are The Rabbit Hutch. Distinctions recorded are National Book Award for Fiction.
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Key facts
• Name — Tess Gunty • Born — 1992 • Birthplace — South Bend, Indiana, U.S. • Occupation — Novelist • Education — University of Notre Dame (BA) New York University (MFA) • Genre — Fiction • Website — https: www.tessgunty.com/
Early life and education
Early life and education
Gunty was born and raised in South Bend, Indiana. She graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a Bachelor of Arts in English and from New York University with a Masters in Fine Arts degree in creative writing.
Career
Career
Gunty's first novel, The Rabbit Hutch, was published by Knopf on August 2, 2022, and was awarded the National Book Award for Fiction in November 2022. It received generally favorable reviews from critics. The novel also received the inaugural Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize. It was a finalist for the 2022 John Leonard Prize, awarded by the National Book Critics Circle for a first book in any genre.
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Awards
• Year — Work — Award — Result — Ref • 2022 — The Rabbit Hutch — Barnes & Noble Discover Award • National Book Award — Fiction • National Book Critics Circle Award — John Leonard Prize • Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize • 2023 — BookTube Prize — Fiction — Octofinalist • British Book Award — Début Fiction • |Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award • 2024 — Indiana Authors Awards — Fiction
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- 1.Pineda, Dorany. How an L.A. writer distilled American hope and despair into summer's big literary debut. Los Angeles Times. 2022-07-28.
- 2.Hughes, Andrew S. South Bend native Tess Gunty's 'The Rabbit Hutch' wins in the Indiana Authors Awards. South Bend Tribune.
- 3.Tess Gunty. National Book Foundation.
- 4.Harris, Elizabeth A. Here Are This Year's National Book Award Finalists. The New York Times. October 4, 2022.
- 5.Tess Gunty's novel 'The Rabbit Hutch' wins National Book Award for fiction. NPR. Associated Press. November 16, 2022.
- 6.Anderson, Hephzibah. Tess Gunty: 'I was an almost freakishly devout child'. the Guardian. 2022-07-16.
- 7.Hodges, Dylan Lee. Down The Rabbit Hole With Tess Gunty. Indianapolis Monthly. 2022-08-01.
- 8.Greenblatt, Leah. One Apartment Building, Many Lives. The New York Times. 2022-08-02. 0362-4331.
- 9.Italie, Hillel. Tess Gunty, Imani Perry Among National Book Awards Winners. Bloomberg. November 16, 2022.
- 10.Ditum, Sarah. The Rabbit Hutch by Tess Gunty review – a riveting debut about love and cruelty. The Guardian. August 3, 2022.
- 11.Price, Emily. The Rabbit Hutch Is a Frenetic Debut About Alienation. Paste Magazine. August 15, 2022.
- 12.Greenblatt, Leah. One Apartment Building, Many Lives – Tess Gunty weaves together the daily dramas of tenants in a shabby Midwestern complex. The New York Times. August 2, 2022.
- 13.Sheehan, Dan. Tess Gunty has won the inaugural Waterstones debut fiction prize. Literary Hub. 26 August 2022.
- 14.Varno, David. NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE ANNOUNCES FINALISTS FOR PUBLISHING YEAR 2022. National Book Critics Circle. 2023-02-01.
- 15.2022. National Book Critics Circle.
- 16.Doyle, Martin. Louise Kennedy on Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize shortlist; Margaret Atwood at Clifden festival. The Irish Times. 2022-07-21.
- 17.Shaffi, Sarah. Shortlist announced for Waterstones debut fiction prize. the Guardian. 2022-07-20.
- 18.Anderson, Porter. British Book Awards: Trade and 'Book of the Year' Shortlists. Publishing Perspectives. 2023-03-21.
- 19.Eyman, Scott. Shelf Awareness for Tuesday, September 5, 2023. www.shelf-awareness.com.
- 20.Tess Gunty - Penguin Random House Speakers Bureau. 2022-11-15.
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