So Long, See You Tomorrow
American novelist, 1908–2000.
So Long, See You Tomorrow is a 1979 novel by William Maxwell. It was shortlisted for the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1981.
On 4 of the 18 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- William Maxwell
- First published
- 1979
- Length
- 176 pages (UK paperback)
- Awards
- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction shortlist, 1981
- National Book Award for Fiction shortlist, 1981
- Genre
- Literary fiction, Autobiographical, Rural life
Is So Long, See You Tomorrow worth reading?
4 of the 18 best-of lists it could have made include it, among them 100 novels that shaped our world (BBC Arts) and the National Book Award for Fiction.
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| 100 novels that shaped our world (BBC Arts, 2019) | Listed | See the list |
| National Book Award for Fiction (winners and finalists) (National Book Foundation, 1981) | Shortlist | See the list |
| Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (winners and finalists) (Columbia University, 1981) | Shortlist | See the list |
| Waterstones Book of the Year (winners and shortlists) (Waterstones, 2012-) | Shortlist | See the list |
Best edition of So Long, See You Tomorrow
The edition we link to is the Vintage Classics paperback (2012), 176 pages.
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics (paperback, 2012)
- Pages
- 176
- ISBN
- 9780099560937
How critics, prizes and readers rate So Long, See You Tomorrow
Prize juries rate it most highly: it earned 67% of the points available on prize lists, against 13% on readers' and booksellers' lists and 10% on critics' lists.
Share of the available points it earned on each kind of list it was eligible for. How the scores work