Luster
Kirkus Prize (Fiction) · 2020 · WinnerPEN/Jean Stein Book Award · 2020 · Shortlist
Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Kirkus Prize (Fiction)Fiction | 2020 | Winner |
| PEN/Jean Stein Book Award | 2020 | Shortlist |
About This Book
Edie, a young Black woman in New York, becomes entangled with a white open-marriage couple in New Jersey. A sharp, visceral debut novel about race, desire, and the precariousness of being young and Black in America. Winner of the 2020 Kirkus Prize for Fiction.
About the Author
Raven LeilaniAmerican
Raven Leilani is an American author. Her debut novel Luster won the Kirkus Prize for Fiction, the Dylan Thomas Prize, and other awards. It is a sharp, visceral novel about race, desire, and art in contemporary New York.
