Award Winning Books by
T. C. BOYLE

The Harder They Come by T. C. Boyle 294 reviews (2015) (400p) (Amazon Top100) (MK Top) Read Reviews | Visit this book's Amazon.com page

Acclaimed New York Times bestselling author T.C. Boyle makes his Ecco debut with a powerful, gripping novel that explores the roots of violence and anti-authoritarianism inherent in the American character. Set in contemporary Northern California, The Harder They Come explores the volatile connections between three damaged people—an aging ex-Marine and Vietnam veter... more >>

Drop City by T. C. Boyle 193 reviews (2003) (512p) (NBA) (NYTimes) Read Reviews | Visit this book's Amazon.com page

It is 1970, and a down-at-the-heels California commune devoted to peace, free love, and the simple life has decided to relocate to the last frontier—the unforgiving landscape of interior Alaska—in the ultimate expression of going back to the land. Armed with the spirit of adventure and naïve optimism, the inhabitants of "Drop City" arrive in the wilderness of Alaska only to find the... more >>

IF THE RIVER WAS WHISKEY by T. C. Boyle 8 reviews (1989) (240p) (NYTimes) Read Reviews | Visit this book's Amazon.com page

Eccentrics, charlatans, and decent, vulnerable people. You'll find them all in this acclaimed collection of stories. From "Sorry Fugu," the tale of an improbable romance between a restaurateur and a food critic, to "The Little Chill," a chronicle of 60's survivors in arrested development, these works are magical, surprising, haunting, and hilarious.... more >>

World's End by T. C. Boyle 34 reviews (1987) (456p) (PF) (NYTimes) Read Reviews | Visit this book's Amazon.com page

This multi-generational novel ranges over the history of the Hudson River Valley from the late seventeenth cenutry to the late 1960s with low humor, high seriousness, and magical, almost hallucinatory prose. It follows the interwoven destinies of families of Indians, lordy Dutch patrons, and yoemen.... more >>

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T. C. Boyle Award Stats

Major Prize* Nominations 2   Unique Books Nominated for a Major Prize* 2   Pulitzer Prize Wins 0   Pulitzer Prize Nominations 0   National Book Critics Circle Award Wins 0   National Book Critics Circle Award Nominations 0   National Book Award Wins 0   National Book Award Nominations 1 Drop City ·   Man Booker Prize Wins 0   Man Booker Prize Nominations 0   PEN/Faulkner Award Wins 1 World's End ·   PEN/Faulkner Award Nominations 1 World's End ·

*Major Prize = Pulitzer Prize, National Book Critics Circle Award, National Book Award, Man Booker Prize, and PEN/Faulkner Award

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