Harrow (novel)

Summary

Harrow is a science-fiction fantasy novel by Joy Williams, published September 14, 2021 by Knopf Publishing Group.

Harrow
First edition
AuthorJoy Williams
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreScience fiction, Fantasy
PublisherKnopf
Publication date
September 14, 2021
Media typePrint
ISBN9780525657569

Reception edit

Harrow received starred reviews from Kirkus Books,[1] Booklist,[2] and Publishers Weekly,[3] as well as positive reviews from the Los Angeles Review of Books,[4] Los Angeles Times,[5] New York Review of Books,[6] Wall Street Journal,[7] New Yorker,[8] Star Tribune,[9] Atlantic,[10] Chicago Review of Books,[11] ZYZZYVA,[12] and A.V. Club.[13] The book received a mixed review from The Washington Post[14] and The New York Times.[15]

Accolades for Harrow
Year Accolade Result Ref.
2021 Kirkus Prize Winner [16]
Kirkus Reviews' Best Books Of 2021 Selection [1]
2022 PEN/Jean Stein Book Award Longlist [17]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Harrow". Kirkus Reviews. June 16, 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  2. ^ Seaman, Donna (July 2021). "Harrow". Booklist. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  3. ^ "Fiction Book Review: Harrow by Joy Williams. Knopf, $26 (224p) ISBN 978-0-525-65756-9". PublishersWeekly.com. 2021-05-05. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  4. ^ Goldstein, Sam Jaffe (2021-11-22). "A Millennial's Purgatory: On Joy Williams's "Harrow"". Los Angeles Review of Books. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  5. ^ "Review: Joy Williams' first novel in decades is an astonishing end-times parable". Los Angeles Times. 2021-09-07. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  6. ^ Rich, Nathaniel. "Exhilarating Antihumanism". ISSN 0028-7504. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  7. ^ Sacks, Sam (2021-09-10). "Fiction: Joy Williams's 'Harrow' Review". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  8. ^ Waldman, Katy (2021-09-20). "Joy Williams Does Not Write for Humanity". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  9. ^ Akins, Ellen (September 10, 2021). "Review: 'Harrow,' by Joy Williams". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  10. ^ Domestico, Anthony (2021-09-12). "The Prophet of Nothingness". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  11. ^ Williams, Kyle Francis (2021-09-16). "Ecological Ruin and Postmodernism in "Harrow"". Chicago Review of Books. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  12. ^ Ravas, Zack (2021-12-01). "'Harrow' by Joy Williams: Book of Revelations". ZYZZYVA. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  13. ^ Adamczyk, Laura (2021-09-15). "Joy Williams' Harrow is a strange, comic novel for the end of the world". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  14. ^ Patrick, Bethanne (2021-09-23). "Review | The post-apocalyptic world of Joy Williams's 'Harrow' reads like a cautionary tale". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  15. ^ Garner, Dwight (2021-09-06). "After a Cataclysm, the Nature Lovers in 'Harrow' Struggle to Stay Sane". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  16. ^ "2021 Winners". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  17. ^ "Announcing the 2022 PEN America Literary Awards Longlists". PEN America. 2021-12-15. Retrieved 2021-12-21.