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- Quercus
- Length
- ≈ 294 pages
- Reading time
- 8–10 hours
- ISBN
- 0857386700
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What is this book about?
Jaimy Gordon organises Lord of Misrule around four horse races at a struggling racetrack. Each race forms the focus of a section of the novel. The book was published in 2010 and received the National Book Award for Fiction that year.
Award recognition
Fiction| Year | Book / recipient | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Jaimy Gordon | PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction | shortlistedSource |
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