All Souls
CHRISTINE SCHUTT

All Souls by Christine Schutt 13 reviews (2008) (240p) Pulitzer Prize for Fiction Finalist

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Book Description

In 1997, at the distinguished Siddons School on Manhattan's Upper East Side, the school year opens with distressing news: Astra Dell is suffering from a rare disease. Astra's friends try to reconcile the girl's suffering with their own fierce longings and impetuous attachments. Car writes unsparing letters, which the dirty Marlene, in her devotion, then steals. Other classmates carry on: the silly team of Suki and Alex pursue Will Bliss while the subversive Lisa Van de Ven makes dates with MissWilkes. The world of private schools and privilege in New York City is funny, poignant, and cruel, and at its heart is the stricken Astra Dell, "that pale girl from the senior class, the dancer with all the hair, the red hair, knotted or braided or let to fall to her waist, a fever and she consumed." National Book Award finalist Christine Schutt has created a wickedly original tale of innocence, daring, and illness.

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Florida by Christine Schutt 6 reviews (2004) (152p) (NBA) Read Reviews | Visit this book's Amazon.com page

Christine Schutt Award Stats

Major Prize* Nominations 2   Unique Books Nominated for a Major Prize* 2   Pulitzer Prize Wins 0   Pulitzer Prize Nominations 1 All Souls ·   National Book Critics Circle Award Wins 0   National Book Critics Circle Award Nominations 0   National Book Award Wins 0   National Book Award Nominations 1 Florida ·   Man Booker Prize Wins 0   Man Booker Prize Nominations 0   PEN/Faulkner Award Wins 0   PEN/Faulkner Award Nominations 0

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

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