A Death in the Family
American novelist, 1909–1955. Won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1958.
A Death in the Family is a 1957 novel by James Agee. It won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1958.
On 3 of the 17 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- James Agee
- First published
- 1957
- Length
- 256 pages (UK paperback)
- Awards
- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction winner, 1958
- National Book Award for Fiction shortlist, 1958
- Genre
- Literary fiction, Autobiographical, Religion and faith
Is A Death in the Family worth reading?
3 of the 17 best-of lists it could have made include it, among them the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and All-Time 100 Novels.
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| All-Time 100 Novels (Time, 2005) | Listed | See the list |
| National Book Award for Fiction (winners and finalists) (National Book Foundation, 1958) | Shortlist | See the list |
| Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (winners and finalists) (Columbia University, 1958) | Winner | See the list |
Best edition of A Death in the Family
The edition we link to is the Panther paperback (2006), 256 pages.
- Publisher
- Panther (paperback, 2006)
- Pages
- 256
- ISBN
- 9780141187969
How critics, prizes and readers rate A Death in the Family
Prize juries rate it most highly: it earned 83% of the points available on prize lists, against 10% on critics' lists and 0% on readers' and booksellers' lists.
Share of the available points it earned on each kind of list it was eligible for. How the scores work
Books like A Death in the Family
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