No Bones
{{short description|2001 novel by Anna Burns}}
{{Infobox book
| name = No Bones
| author = Anna Burns
| language = English
| country = Northern Ireland
| genre =
| publisher = Norton
| isbn = 0-393-32303-X
| image = No Bones-Anna Burns.jpg
| release_date =
| pages = 272
| dewey =
| congress =
| oclc =
| pub_date = May 1, 2001
| awards = Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize (2001)
}}
No Bones is a novel by Irish author Anna Burns, published in 2001 by Norton. Set in a small, Northern Irish community, it follows a young girl growing up during The Troubles.
The book received positive reviews from critics. It won the Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize and was shortlisted for the 2002 Women's Prize for Fiction.
Summary
Set in Ardoyne, the narrative follows Amelia, a young girl growing up during The Troubles.
Reception
No Bones received mostly positive reviews from critics. Kirkus Reviews described the book as "an unforgiving tale of the loss of innocence, for a girl and her country."{{cite web |date=April 1, 2002 |title=No Bones |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/anna-burns/no-bones/ |access-date=September 6, 2023 |website=Kirkus Reviews |quote= |archive-date=November 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221128041548/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/anna-burns/no-bones/ |url-status=live }} Publishers Weekly gave a mixed review, praising the book's "early promise" but criticising the second half of the narrative.{{cite web |date=April 1, 2002 |title=No Bones |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780393323030 |access-date=September 6, 2023 |website=Publishers Weekly |quote= |archive-date=September 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230906133617/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780393323030 |url-status=live }}
In a retrospective review, The Irish Times described Burns' prose as "brilliant".{{cite web |last=Hewitt |first=Seán |date=December 22, 2018 |title=Anna Burns's first two novels: Bold, terrifying, funny, profound |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/anna-burns-s-first-two-novels-bold-terrifying-funny-profound-1.3729146 |access-date=September 6, 2023 |website=The Irish Times |quote= |archive-date=September 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230906100511/https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/anna-burns-s-first-two-novels-bold-terrifying-funny-profound-1.3729146 |url-status=live }}
Booklist also reviewed the novel.{{Cite web |date=April 15, 2002 |title=No Bones |url=https://www.booklistonline.com/No-Bones-/pid=833966 |access-date=September 8, 2023 |website=Booklist |archive-date=September 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230908025423/https://www.booklistonline.com/No-Bones-/pid=833966 |url-status=live }}
Awards
No Bones won the 2001 Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize.{{cite web |title=Anna Burns |url=https://thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/authors/anna-burns#:~:text=Anna%20Burns%20was%20born%20in,the%20Orange%20Prize%20for%20Fiction. |access-date=September 6, 2023 |website=The Booker Prizes |quote= |archive-date=June 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603151706/https://thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/authors/anna-burns#:~:text=Anna%20Burns%20was%20born%20in,the%20Orange%20Prize%20for%20Fiction. |url-status=live }}
It was shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction in 2002.{{cite web |title=No Bones |url=https://www.womensprizeforfiction.co.uk/features/book/no-bones |access-date=September 6, 2023 |website=Women's Prize for Fiction |quote= |archive-date=September 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230906152333/https://womensprizeforfiction.co.uk/features/book/no-bones |url-status=live }}
References
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External links
- [https://wwnorton.com/books/No-Bones No Bones] at Norton
Category:Books about the Troubles (Northern Ireland)