Angle of Repose
American novelist, 1909–1993. Won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1972 and the National Book Award for Fiction in 1977.
Angle of Repose is a 1971 novel by Wallace Stegner. It won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1972.
In historical fiction, family saga
On 2 of the 17 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- Wallace Stegner
- First published
- 1971
- Length
- 640 pages (UK paperback)
- Awards
- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction winner, 1972
- Genre
- Historical fiction, Family saga, Rural life
Is Angle of Repose worth reading?
2 of the 17 best-of lists it could have made include it: the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and 100 Best Novels (board's list) (Modern Library).
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| 100 Best Novels (board's list) (Modern Library, 1998) | No. 82 | See the list |
| Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (winners and finalists) (Columbia University, 1972) | Winner | See the list |
Best edition of Angle of Repose
The edition we link to is the Penguin Classics paperback (2006), 640 pages.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics (paperback, 2006)
- Pages
- 640
- ISBN
- 9780141188003
How critics, prizes and readers rate Angle of Repose
Prize juries rate it most highly: it earned 50% 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 Angle of Repose
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