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| Author | C. E. Morgan |
|---|---|
| Audio read by | George Newbern |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Family saga |
| Set in | Kentucky and Ohio |
| Publisher | Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
| Publication date | May 3, 2016 |
| Publication place | New York |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 560 |
| Awards | Kirkus Prize (2016) |
| ISBN | 978-0-374-28108-3 |
| OCLC | 918995087 |
| Dewey Decimal | 813/.6 |
| LC Class | PS3613.O73 S68 2016 |
The Sport of Kings is a 2016 novel by C. E. Morgan. It is a family saga about horse racing set in Kentucky and Ohio.
It won the 2016 Kirkus Prize for Fiction and was a finalist for the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
Reception
In its starred review, Kirkus Reviews called the novel "vaultingly ambitious, thrillingly well-written, charged with moral fervor and rueful compassion."
Publishers Weekly praised the novel's "authentically pungent shed-row atmosphere" but criticized its "series of melodramatic incidents that undermines the care with which Morgan has created these larger-than-life characters."
Awards and nominations
- Winner, 2016 Kirkus Prize for Fiction
- Finalist, 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
- Shortlist, 2017 Women's Prize for Fiction
- Shortlist, 2017 Rathbones Folio Prize
- Longlist, 2017 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction
- Nominee, 2016 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction
References
- "The Sport of Kings by C.E. Morgan". Kirkus Reviews. February 29, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
- "Fiction Book Review: The Sport of Kings by C.E. Morgan". Publishers Weekly. March 7, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
- "2016 Kirkus Prize". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
- "Finalist: The Sport of Kings, by C. E. Morgan (Farrar, Straus and Giroux)". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
- "Revealing the 2017 Shortlist..." Women's Prize for Fiction. May 26, 2017. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
- "Rathbones Folio Prize 2017 Shortlist". Rathbones Folio Prize. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
- "2017 Winners". American Library Association. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
- "Your guide to the James Tait Black Prizes". The University of Edinburgh. July 26, 2017. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
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