Tess Gunty
Gunty in 2022
Gunty in 2022
Born1993 (age 30–31)
South Bend, Indiana, U.S.
OccupationNovelist
EducationUniversity of Notre Dame (BA)
New York University (MFA)
GenreFiction
Website
www.tessgunty.com

Tess Gunty (born 1993) is an American novelist.[1] Her debut novel, The Rabbit Hutch, won the 2022 National Book Award for Fiction.[2][3][4]

Early life and education

Gunty was born and raised in South Bend, Indiana.[1][5] 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.[6][7]

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.[8][2] It received generally favorable reviews from critics.[9][10] The novel also received the inaugural Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize.[11] It was a finalist for the 2023 John Leonard Prize, awarded by the National Book Critics Circle for a first book in any genre.[12]

Works

Books

References

  1. ^ a b Pineda, Dorany (July 28, 2022). "How an L.A. writer distilled American hope and despair into summer's big literary debut". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Tess Gunty". National Book Foundation. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  3. ^ Harris, Elizabeth A. (October 4, 2022). "Here Are This Year's National Book Award Finalists". The New York Times. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  4. ^ "Tess Gunty's novel 'The Rabbit Hutch' wins National Book Award for fiction". NPR. Associated Press. November 16, 2022. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  5. ^ Anderson, Hephzibah (July 16, 2022). "Tess Gunty: 'I was an almost freakishly devout child'". the Guardian. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
  6. ^ Hodges, Dylan Lee (August 1, 2022). "Down The Rabbit Hole With Tess Gunty". Indianapolis Monthly. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  7. ^ Greenblatt, Leah (August 2, 2022). "One Apartment Building, Many Lives". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
  8. ^ Italie, Hillel (November 16, 2022). "Tess Gunty, Imani Perry Among National Book Awards Winners". Bloomberg. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  9. ^ Ditum, Sarah (August 3, 2022). "The Rabbit Hutch by Tess Gunty review – a riveting debut about love and cruelty". The Guardian. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  10. ^ Price, Emily (August 15, 2022). "The Rabbit Hutch Is a Frenetic Debut About Alienation". Paste Magazine. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  11. ^ Sheehan, Dan (August 26, 2022). "Tess Gunty has won the inaugural Waterstones debut fiction prize". Literary Hub. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  12. ^ Varno, David (February 1, 2023). "NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE ANNOUNCES FINALISTS FOR PUBLISHING YEAR 2022". National Book Critics Circle. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  13. ^ "Tess Gunty - Penguin Random House Speakers Bureau". November 15, 2022. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
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