Battleborn (book)
{{short description|2012 short story collection by Claire Vaye Watkins}}
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| author = Claire Vaye Watkins
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| genre = Literary fiction
| publisher = Riverhead Books (US)
Granta Books (UK)
| pub_date = August 2, 2012
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| media_type = Print (hardcover & paperback)
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| isbn = 9781594631450
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Battleborn (2012) is a short story collection by American author Claire Vaye Watkins.
Contents
Synopsis
="Ghosts, Cowboys"=
A semi-autobiographical narrator tells the story of her father Paul Watkins and his role in the Manson Family.
Additionally, the story details how George Spahn acquired his ranch and the narrator's bond with her half-sister dubbed Razor Blade Baby.
Awards and honors
- 2012 American Academy of Arts and Letters' Rosenthal Family Foundation Award winner{{Needs citation|date=June 2024}}
- 2012 The Story Prize winner{{cite web |last=Kellogg |first=Carolyn |date=2013-03-13 |title=Story Prize goes to Claire Vaye Watkins |url=http://www.latimes.com/features/books/jacketcopy/la-et-jc-story-prize-goes-to-claire-vaye-watkins-20130313,0,5517918.story |access-date=2013-05-01 |work=Los Angeles Times}}
- 2012 Young Lions Fiction Award winner{{Cite web |last=electricliterature |date=2014-03-28 |title=NYPL’s Young Lions Award Finalists Take Readers to Unfamiliar Lands |url=https://electricliterature.com/nypls-young-lions-award-finalists-take-readers-to-unfamiliar-lands/ |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=Electric Literature |language=en-US}}
- 2013 ALA RUSA Notable Book for Adults winner{{Cite web |title=Battleborn {{!}} ALA |url=https://www.ala.org/winner/battleborn |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=www.ala.org |language=en}}
- 2013 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction longlist{{Cite web |title=2013 Winners {{!}} Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence |url=https://www.ala.org/carnegie-medals/2013-winners |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=www.ala.org |language=en}}
- 2013 Dylan Thomas Prize winner{{cite news |date=November 7, 2013 |title=Dylan Thomas Prize: US writer Claire Vaye Watkins wins £30,000 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-24855534 |access-date=November 8, 2013 |newspaper=BBC News}}
- 2013 Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award shortlist{{cite web |author=Alison Flood |date=31 May 2013 |title=Frank O'Connor short story award pits UK authors against international stars |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/may/31/frank-o-connor-short-story-award |access-date=June 16, 2014 |work=The Guardian}}
- 2013 PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize shortlist{{Cite web |last=Lisa |date=2013-07-25 |title=2013 PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize |url=https://pen.org/2013-penrobert-w-bingham-prize/ |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=PEN America |language=en}}
Bibliography
- {{cite book |author=Claire Vaye Watkins |title=Battleborn: Stories |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1XkBTAl1eM4C |date=2 August 2012 |publisher=Penguin Publishing Group |isbn=978-1-101-59675-3}}
References
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Category:2012 short story collections
Category:Riverhead Books books
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