White Girls

White Girls
First edition
AuthorHilton Als
LanguageEnglish
GenreMemoir, essays
Published2013
PublisherMcSweeney's
Publication placeUnited States

White Girls is a nonfiction book by Hilton Als, published November 5, 2013 by McSweeney's.

Overview

Combining elements of memoir, criticism, fiction and non-fiction, the book's essays create a portrait of "white girls", a category in which Als includes everyone from Truman Capote to Flannery O’Connor and even Malcolm X. The book explores themes of identity, otherness, commonality, and interpersonal relationships as a kind of "twinship".

Awards

White Girls awards and honors
Year Award Result Ref.
2014 Randy Shilts Award for Gay Nonfiction Winner
Lambda Literary Award for LGBT Nonfiction Winner
2013 National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism Finalist

References

  1. 1 2 3 Ulin, David L. (November 8, 2013). "Hilton Als blurs the lines in 'White Girls'". Los Angeles Times.
  2. ↑ Benjamin, Rich (2013-11-08). "Shades of Influence". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
  3. ↑ Battleground, Andrea (December 4, 2013). "Hilton Als' White Girls is ingenious provocation". The A.V. Club.
  4. ↑ "The Randy Shilts Award for Gay Nonfiction". The Publishing Triangle. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
  5. ↑ "26th Annual Lambda Literary Award Finalists Announced". Lambda Literary. 2014-03-06. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
  6. ↑ "Full List of 2014 Lambda Literary Award Winners". IndieWire. 2014-06-03. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
  7. ↑ "2013 National Book Critics Circle Award Finalists Announced". The Millions. 2014-01-14. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
  8. ↑ "2013". National Book Critics Circle. Retrieved 2022-01-25.