Stephen Florida
{{short description|2017 novel by Gabe Habash}}
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Stephen Florida is a 2017 novel by American author Gabe Habash. It is Habash's debut novel. It concerns college wrestling.{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2017/06/07/530794327/stephen-florida-goes-to-the-mat-and-wins|title='Stephen Florida' Goes To The Mat — And Wins|last=Schaub|first=Michael|date=7 June 2017|publisher=NPR|accessdate=3 January 2018}}
Development
Habash was drawn to write about wrestling because of how demanding and unforgiving it is.{{cite web|url=https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2017/06/06/game-of-second-guessing-an-interview-with-gabe-habash/|title=Game of Second-Guessing: An Interview with Gabe Habash|last=Lee|first=Jonathan|date=6 June 2017|publisher=The Paris Review|accessdate=3 January 2018}} He sought for the narration and the book to be unpredictable.
Reception
According to literary review aggregator Literary Hub, the novel received mostly positive reviews.{{cite web|url=http://lithub.com/bookmarks/reviews/stephen-florida/|title=Stephen Florida|publisher=Literary Hub|accessdate=3 January 2018}}