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National Book Award for Fiction · 2016 · Shortlist
Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| National Book Award for FictionFiction | 2016 | Shortlist |
About This Book
In 1870 Texas, Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd is hired to transport a ten-year-old girl who has lived with the Kiowa for four years back to her German immigrant family in South Texas. A spare, beautiful Western about the nature of home, family, and belonging.
About the Author
Paulette JilesAmerican-Canadian
Paulette Jiles is an American-Canadian poet and novelist born in the Missouri Ozarks in 1943. She spent years in Canada working for the CBC. Her poetry collections include Celestial Navigation (1984), which won the Pat Lowther Award, and The Jesse James Poems (1973). Read more →
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