Lord of misrule is hardly gordons debut novel shes been writing and publishing since 1973, remaining relatively obscure compared to her current awardwinning success, but its surprise victory in 2010 uncannily mirrors the novels. Lord of misrule is a darkly realistic novel about a young woman living through a year of horse racing at a halfmile track in west virginia, while everyones best laid schemes keep going brutally wrong. Many authors have switched from adult fiction to young adult fiction as both teens and adults like to read these books. Go search best sellers gift ideas new releases deals. A novel by gordon, jaimy and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
We asked authors, booksellers, publishers, editors, and others to share the places they go to connect with writers of the past, to the bars and cafes where todays authors give readings, and to those sites that are most inspiring for writing. Dec 18, 2010 the first book he published was jaimys superb and inventive novel, shamp of the citysolo. Her second novel, she drove without stopping, brought her an academyinstitute award for her fiction from the american academy of arts and letters. Jaimy gordon, whose earlier books have earned her reputation as a brilliant stylist, here tells the story of a very young, very bold american woman deciding what she wants. Ursie koderer knows herself to be a monsterdoomed to be different from other girlsvery different. Jaimy gordon born july 4, 1944, is an american writer. Jaimy gordons novel lord of misrule, which won the national book award for fiction last month, was such a long shot that even ms. She adores the horses in all their rundown glory and becomes. Her second novel, she drove without stopping, brought her an academy award for her fiction from the american academy of arts and letters.
In the early 1970s, horse trainer tommy hansel cooks up a crafty getrichquick scheme. Maggie is collegeeducated but is drawn to the seamy underbelly of the track and the brokendown beauty of the horses. Lord of misrule by jaimy gordon and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. She teaches at western michigan university in kalamazoo and in the prague summer program for writers, and received an academyinstitute award for her fiction from the american academy of arts and letters. Jaimy gordon has 4 books on goodreads, and recently added rollo bones, canine hypnotist by marshall m. Lord of misrule by jaimy gordon and a great selection of related books. I love horse racing and so i eagerly anticipated the novel, especially after learning that it had won the national book award. Dec 02, 2010 when jaimy gordon won the national book award for fiction last month, she prompted a profligate outburst of metaphors about dark horses. Buy lord of misrule by jaimy gordon from amazons fiction books store. Gordon structures the narrative around the four horses, the last best hope being lord of misrule, and she seamlessly moves the reader from one narrative consciousness to another without being manipulative or intrusive. Its a novel of the track, and gordon embraces racings lingo and lore and even some of. Twentysix, out of literally thousands of applicants. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
Gordon has been a fellow of the fine arts work center in provincetown. Jaimy gordon was born in baltimore, took degrees from antioch college and brown university, and now teaches at western michigan university in kalamazoo. Gordon s short story, a nights work, which shares a number of characters with lord of misrule, appeared in best american short stories 1995. Jaimy gordon s novel lord of misrule, which won the national book award for fiction last month, was such a long shot that even ms. I cant say enough good things about jaimy gordon s writing, up to and including lord of misrule, this years winner of the national book award although she has been writing for the past 40 years, producing five wonderful, interesting novels and a number of smaller works during that time, for the most part jaimy s.
With her first novel since her acclaimed bogeywoman 1999, jaimy gordon bears comparison to other great writers of the american demimonde, such as. Jaimy gordon discusses lord of misrule rainy day books. Jaimy gordons lord of misrule, a national book award winner. In fiction, the prize went to jaimy gordon for the novel lord of misrule, set in the world around a smalltown horse track in west virginia in 1970. Nov 16, 2011 november 16, 2011 a literary agent once told jaimy gordon she was a smallpress author at heart. Jaimy gordon author biography, plus links to books by. I read that book because bruce told me i must, and loved its wildly inventive story and jaimys brilliant writing. Gordons short story, a nights work, which shares a number of characters with lord. Jaimy gordon s lord of misrule won the national book award in 2010, and was also a finalist for the penfaulkner award. National book award, fiction, 2010 at the rockbottom end of the sport of kings sits the ruthless and often violent world of cheap horse racing, where trainers and jockeys, grooms and hotwalkers, loan sharks and touts are all struggling to take an edge. She is a winner of the national book award for fiction. In addition to two novels, she has published poetry, plays, short stories and essays.
With her first novel since her acclaimed bogeywoman, jaimy gordon bears comparison to other great writers of the american demimonde, such as nathanael west, damon runyon, and eudora welty. Jaimy gordons lord of misrule, dark horse winner the new. Lord of misrule was awarded the national award for fiction 2010. National book award winner jaimy gordons bold and daring coming of age novel. Winner of the 2010 national book award for fiction. After all, her winning book, lord of misrule, is set. Mar 12, 2020 lord of misrule is a darkly realistic novel about a young woman living through a year of horse racing at a halfmile track in west virginia, while everyones best laid schemes keep going brutally wrong. With her first novel since her acclaimed bogeywoman 1999, jaimy gordon bears comparison to other great writers of the american demimonde, such as nathanael west, damon runyon, and eudora. Jaimy gordon, author of lord of misrule, on librarything. With her first novel since her acclaimed bogeywoman 1999, jaimy gordon bears comparison to other great writers of the american demimonde, such as nathanael west, damon runyon, and eudora welty. The genres most important to collectors are literary fiction, mystery, fantasy, science fiction and horror.
Jaimy gordons lord of misrule, dark horse winner the. Yes, sometimes a jaimy gordon or julia glass will squeak through to the big time with an unexpected major prize the national book award in both their cases. Jaimy gordons most popular book is lord of misrule. Complicating matters further is tommys tragic love, maggie. Jaimy gordon is the author of three previous novels, shamp of the citysolo. Jaimy gordons lord of misrule, a national book award. Do you know how many guggenheim fellows there were in fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry last year. Her second novel, she drove without stopping, was an american library association notable book in 1990. She is also the author of a novella, circumspections from an equestrian statue, and the fantasy classic novel shamp of the citysolo.
Gordons short story, a nights work, which shares a number of. She has received awards from the national endowment for the arts, the provincetown fine arts work center, the bunting institute of radcliffe college, and an academyinstitute award from the. Lord of misrule national book award 9780929701837 by jaimy gordon and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Lord of misrule by jaimy gordon, first edition abebooks. But his plans go awry when everyone at the indian mound downs track seems to be on to his shenanigans. November 16, 2011 a literary agent once told jaimy gordon she was a smallpress author at heart. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Jaimy gordon is the national book awardwinning author of lord of misrule. Jaimy gordon author biography, plus links to books by jaimy. Jaimy gordon books list of books by author jaimy gordon. Gordon has been a fellow of the fine arts work center in provincetown and the bunting now radcliffe institute at harvard.
Lord of misrule is the story of the trainers, grooms, jockeys and assorted hangers on at a seedy racetrack in west virginia. Jaimy gordon s engrossing lord of misrule is a national book award winner. But in 2010, she won the national book award for fiction for her book, lord of misrule. Jaimy gordon, from baltimore, went to antioch college and brown university and now teaches fiction writing at western michigan university in kalamazoo. More information about this seller contact this seller 17.
Jaimy gordons lord of misrule won the national book award in 2010, and was also a finalist for the penfaulkner award. So it was a shock when lord of misrule, a new novel set at a bottomlevel west virginia racetrack in the early 1970s, was named one of the five finalists for the national book award for fiction, a prize that has been won by literary giants such as william faulkner, john updike and saul bellow. Her second novel, she drove without stopping, brought he. National book award winner jaimy gordons bold and daring coming of age novel combines the teenaged angst of catcher in the rye with the humor and tragedy of girl, interrupted. When jaimy gordon won the national book award for fiction last month, she prompted a profligate outburst of metaphors about dark horses. Lord of misrule by gordon jaimy signed and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Jaimy gordon, the new york times bestselling author and national book award winner for lord of misrule will appear for the paperback release of her book author. Predicting the value of collectible books fiction prediction. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading lord of.
Jan 24, 2011 we are thrilled to be hosting jaimy gordon for a reading just months after her novel, lord of misrule, won the national book award for fiction. Gordons short story, a nights work, which shares a number of characters with lord of misrule, appeared in best american short stories 1995. See all books authored by jaimy gordon, including lord of misrule, and bogeywoman, and more on. Lord of misrule is her fourth novel, and was awarded the national book award for fiction 2010. This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and if not signed in for advertising. It is nearly impossible not to be drawn into horseracing cliches when describing jaimy gordons novel lord of misrule, especially since it came out of the pack as a dark horse there you go to win the 2010 national book award for fiction the same week it was published. Jaimy gordon has 12 books on goodreads with 8706 ratings. Gordons short story, a nights work, which shares a number of characters with lord of misrule, appeared in best american short.
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Lord of misrule national book award by gordon, jaimy and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. She has been a fellow of the fine arts work center. Jaimy gordons national book awardwinning novel, set at a lowstakes horse racing track, is itself a winner. Buy a cheap copy of lord of misrule book by jaimy gordon. Her work on she drove without stopping was supported by fellowships from the national endowment for the arts and from the bunting institute of radcliffe college.
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