Evidence of Things Unseen
American novelist, born 1947.
Evidence of Things Unseen is a 2003 novel by Marianne Wiggins. It was shortlisted for the National Book Award for Fiction in 2003.
On 2 of the 17 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- Marianne Wiggins
- First published
- 2003
- Length
- 400 pages (UK paperback)
- Awards
- National Book Award for Fiction shortlist, 2003
- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction shortlist, 2004
- Genre
- Historical fiction, Rural life, Religion and faith
Is Evidence of Things Unseen 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, 2003) | Shortlist | See the list |
| Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (winners and finalists) (Columbia University, 2004) | Shortlist | See the list |
Best edition of Evidence of Things Unseen
The edition we link to is the Simon & Schuster paperback (2004), 400 pages.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster (paperback, 2004)
- Pages
- 400
- ISBN
- 9780743258098
How critics, prizes and readers rate Evidence of Things Unseen
Prize juries rate it most highly: it earned 33% 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