The Trees (Everett novel)
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| Author | Percival Everett |
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| Publisher | Graywolf Press (US) Influx Press (UK) |
Publication date | 2021 |
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The Trees is a 2021 novel by American author Percival Everett, published by Graywolf Press.
Writing and development
To write the novel, Everett researched lynching in the United States.[1] For this research, Everett purchased enough books dealing with elements of lynching to incidentally develop a "lynching section in [his] library".[1] Everett attributes the humor in his novels, including in The Trees, to the influence of Mark Twain.[2][3]
Reception and accolades
Reception
The novel received mostly favorable reviews.[4] Mary F. Corey, in a positive review published by the Los Angeles Review of Books, wrote that the novel included a "Twainian level of wit and meanness".[5] Joyce Carol Oates called it "[r]eally profound writing...about subjects of great tragic and political significance.[6] Carole V. Bell, in a review published by NPR, also praised the novel, writing that the book is a "combination of whodunnit, horror, humor and razor blade sharp insight".[7]
Honors
Published in the UK by Influx Press, the novel was shortlisted for the 2022 Booker Prize[8][9][10] that was announced on September 6, 2022.[11] It also won the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award in 2022 for Fiction.[12]
References
- ^ a b Yeh, James (1 December 2021). "An Interview with Percival Everett". Believer Magazine. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ Qian, Jianan (9 June 2022). "Art Makes Us Better: The Millions Interviews Percival Everett". The Millions. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ Simon, Scott (18 September 2021). "Percival Everett's Novel 'The Trees' Parses Through Race's Part In A Southern Murder". NPR.org. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "The Trees". Book Marks. Literary Hub. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ Corey, Mary F. (3 February 2022). "Los Angeles Review of Books". Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ Oates, Joyce Carol (25 September 2022). "Joyce Carol Oates Doesn't Prefer Blondes". The New Yorker. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ^ Bell, Carole V. (22 September 2021). "Percival Everett's Latest Grounds Racial Allegory In History, Horror And Blood". NPR. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ Segal, Corinne (26 July 2022). "Here's the 2022 Booker Prize longlist". Literary Hub. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ Bayley, Sian (26 July 2022). "Booker Prize longlist dominated by indies as judges pick youngest and oldest ever nominees". The Bookseller. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ Bari, Shahidha (6 September 2022). "'I've no idea how we'll pick a winner': the challenge of a spectacular Booker shortlist". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ^ "The Trees | The Booker Prizes". thebookerprizes.com. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
- ^ "The Trees".
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