Colum McCann wins National Book Award
Yesterday, the National Book Foundation held its annual awards ceremony to celebrate the best in Amercian writing.
2009 Winners:
FICTION: Colum McCann, Let the Great World Spin , an allegorical story inspired by the events of 9/11 and set around Philippe Petit's tightrope walk between the twin towers in 1974.
NON-FICTION: T. J. Stiles, The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt
DISTINGUISHED CONTRIBUTION TO AMERICAN LETTERS: Gore Vidal
LITERARIAN AWARD: Dave Eggers
Finalists in the Fiction category were:
Bonnie Jo Campbell, American Salvage
Daniyal Mueenuddin, In Other Rooms, Other Wonders
Jayne Anne Phillips, Lark and Termite
Marcel Theroux, Far North
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