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National Book Award for Shadow Country

November 20, 2008 Written by admin

It was announced last night that Peter Matthiessen has won the 2008 National Book Award for fiction with Shadow Country. We would like to congratulate Mr. Matthiessen on his wonderful accomplishment. Here is some praise he has recieved for this book: “This magnificent, sad masterpiece about race, history, and defeated dreams can easily stand comparison […]

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Our 4 National Book Award Finalists!

October 16, 2008 Written by rhjen

We’re thrilled to announce that Random House, Inc has four National Book Award Finalists among our lists. Fiction Finalist: Shadow Country, by Peter Matthiessen (Modern Library/Random House Pub Group) Nonfiction Finalists: This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War, by Drew Gilpin Faust (Alfred A. Knopf) and The Dark Side: […]

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