A Flag for Sunrise
American novelist, 1937–2015. Won the National Book Award for Fiction in 1975.
A Flag for Sunrise is a 1981 novel by Robert Stone. It was shortlisted for the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1982.
On 2 of the 17 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- Robert Stone
- First published
- 1981
- Length
- 416 pages (UK paperback)
- Awards
- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction shortlist, 1982
- National Book Award for Fiction shortlist, 1982
- Genre
- Thrillers and spy fiction, Political, Adventure, Religion and faith
Is A Flag for Sunrise worth reading?
2 of the 17 best-of lists it could have made include it: the National Book Award for Fiction and the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| National Book Award for Fiction (winners and finalists) (National Book Foundation, 1982) | Shortlist | See the list |
| Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (winners and finalists) (Columbia University, 1982) | Shortlist | See the list |
Best edition of A Flag for Sunrise
The edition we link to is the Picador paperback (2014), 416 pages.
- Publisher
- Picador (paperback, 2014)
- Pages
- 416
- ISBN
- 9781447267911
How critics, prizes and readers rate A Flag for Sunrise
Prize juries rate it most highly: it earned 67% of the points available on prize lists, against 0% 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
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