Review of the graybar hotel by curtis dawkins, plus backstory and other interesting facts about the book. In the graybar hotel, we glimpse the emotional lives of the inmates of a. Join facebook to connect with curtis dawkins and others you may know. In this stunning debut collection, curtis dawkins, an mfa gradua. How a convicted murderer ended up with a major book deal at one of the countrys top publishing houses. Nate harrison, an ann arbor writer who was deeply moved by the book. Firstever aspen words literary prize unveils its list of.
In curtis dawkinss first short story collection, longlisted for the 2018 andrew carnegie medal. The graybar hotel by curtis dawkins in this toughly courageous, unflinching, and unapologetic. Its hard to imagine approaching this debut collection of short stories, set in the us prison system, without the knowledge that curtis dawkins is. Should acclaimed prison writer profit from tragedy. An addict, a confessed killer and now a debut author the. The graybar hotel is the debut collection of short stories about prison life by curtis dawkins, that was first published on july 4, 2017 by scribner. An unflinching and deeply moving collection of stories by a debut writer currently serving a life. The graybar hotel by curtis dawkins canongate books.
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