On Page; Hurricanes and Savages; Winner of the National Book Award by Jincy Willett

From: The Stranger | Date: December 24, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

Winner of the National Book Award is not a book that's won the National Book Award. It's a breezy, slightly twisted novel by Jincy Willett about two sisters (Dorcas and Abigail Mather) that features a book-within-a-book and makes mention of another book, a fictional book of nonfiction, that has won a National Book Award. (Are you still with me?) But Winner of the National Book Award's title is more than just a clever stunt; the novel takes a caustic view of publishing, family, and the American obsession with "self-actualization" and "personal growth," so the cynicism of its title--this is ...

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