A Girl Is a Half-formed Thing

A Girl Is a Half-formed Thing
Author Eimear McBride
Country United Kingdom
Language English
Published
Media type Print
Pages 227
ISBN 1566893682

A Girl Is a Half-formed Thing is the debut novel of Eimear McBride. The book was first published in 2013 by Galley Beggar Press of Norwich, England, after being rejected by numerous other publishing companies.[1] It has won several awards including the Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year,[2] the Goldsmiths Prize,[1] the Desmond Elliott Prize,[3] the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction,[4] and the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 Maughan, Philip (13 November 2013). "Goldsmiths Prize awarded to debut novelist Eimear McBride for A Girl Is A Half-Formed Thing". New Statesman. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  2. ↑ Doyle, Martin (28 May 2014). "Eimear McBride wins €15,000 Kerry Group Irish novel of the year award". Irish Times. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  3. ↑ "The 2014 Prize". The Desmond Elliott Prize. 3 July 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  4. ↑ Tim Masters (4 June 2014). "Eimear McBride wins Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction". BBC. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  5. ↑ Beth Webb (November 21, 2014). "Eimear McBride wins the 2013 Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize". The Daily Telegraph.


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