The Nickel Boys
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The Nickel Boys is a Pulitzer Prize–winning novel by Colson Whitehead that explores the brutal realities of a Jim Crow–era reform school and its lasting impact on the lives of two Black boys.
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| The Nickel Boys canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Pulitzer Prize–winning work
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Colson Whitehead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for Fiction
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Kirkus Prize for Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ Orwell Prize for Political Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ Pulitzer Prize for Fiction ⓘ |
| containsFictionalInstitution | Nickel Academy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coverArtist | Oliver Munday NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception | widespread acclaim ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
friendship
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idealism versus reality ⓘ institutional violence ⓘ memory and history ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | hardcover ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Jim Crow segregation
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abuse in reform schools ⓘ racial injustice ⓘ trauma and its lasting impact ⓘ |
| followedBy | Harlem Shuffle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
historical fiction
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literary fiction ⓘ social novel ⓘ |
| hasAdaptationStatus | film rights optioned ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780385537070 ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Dozier School for Boys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| linkedToRealEvents | investigations into unmarked graves at reform schools ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Elwood Curtis
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Jack Turner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketedAs | standalone novel ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor | depiction of systemic racism in U.S. juvenile justice system ⓘ |
| pageCount | 224 ⓘ |
| precededBy | The Underground Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2019-07-16 ⓘ |
| publisher | Doubleday ⓘ |
| PulitzerPrizeYear | 2020 ⓘ |
| setInCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| setInPeriod | Jim Crow era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInState | Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortlistedFor |
Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction
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National Book Award for Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeframeOfMainPlot | 1960s ⓘ |
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