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The Great Believers
AuthorRebecca Makkai
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreHistorical fiction
PublisherPenguin Books
Publication date
June 4, 2018
Awards
  • Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction winner
  • National Book Award finalist
  • Stonewall Book Award winner
  • Pulitzer Prize for Fiction finalist
ISBN9780735223530

The Great Believers is a historical fiction novel by Rebecca Makkai, published June 4, 2018 by Penguin Books.

The book is a Carnegie Medal winner,[1][2] National Book Award finalist,[3] Stonewall Book Award winner,[3] and Pulitzer Prize finalist.[3][4]

  1. ^ "ALA Unveils 2019 Carnegie Medals Shortlist". American Libraries Magazine. 2018-10-24. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
  2. ^ Morales, Macey (2019-01-27). "'The Great Believers,' 'Heavy: An American Memoir,' receive 2019 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction". American Library Association. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
  3. ^ a b c "The Great Believers". Kirkus Reviews. 2018-03-20. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
  4. ^ "Finalist: The Great Believers, by Rebecca Makkai (Viking)". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved 2022-01-06.

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