House of Sand and Fog
American novelist, born 1959.
House of Sand and Fog is a 1999 novel by Andre Dubus III. It was shortlisted for the National Book Award for Fiction in 1999.
On 2 of the 17 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- Andre Dubus III
- First published
- 1999
- Length
- 368 pages (UK paperback)
- Awards
- National Book Award for Fiction shortlist, 1999
- Genre
- Literary fiction, Migration and identity, Class and society
Is House of Sand and Fog worth reading?
2 of the 17 best-of lists it could have made include it: the National Book Award for Fiction and Oprah's Book Club picks.
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| National Book Award for Fiction (winners and finalists) (National Book Foundation, 1999) | Shortlist | See the list |
| Oprah's Book Club picks (Oprah's Book Club, 1996-) | Listed | See the list |
Best edition of House of Sand and Fog
The edition we link to is the Vintage paperback (2001), 368 pages.
- Publisher
- Vintage (paperback, 2001)
- Pages
- 368
- ISBN
- 9780099283140
How critics, prizes and readers rate House of Sand and Fog
Prize juries rate it most highly: it earned 22% of the points available on prize lists, against 15% on readers' and booksellers' lists and 0% on critics' lists.
Share of the available points it earned on each kind of list it was eligible for. How the scores work