Night Watch is a 2023 novel by Jayne Anne Phillips which, alongside being longlisted for the National Book Award, won the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.[1] The novel is historical fiction, set during the American Civil War.
Reception
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Writing for The Guardian, Laird Hunt stated that Phillips' writing "feels true to the profoundly destabilising nature of her subject," calling it "excruciating" but "excellent."[2]
References
edit- ^ Lee, Benjamin (May 6, 2024). "Pulitzer 2024 winners include Jayne Anne Phillips, ProPublica, AP and New York Times". The Guardian.
- ^ Hunt, Laird (January 24, 2024). "Night Watch by Jayne Anne Phillips Review – Ravages of the US Civil War." The Guardian. Retrieved July 4, 2024.