Imagine Me Gone
 Hardcover edition | |
| Author | Adam Haslett |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Literary fiction |
| Publisher | Little, Brown and Company |
Publication date | 3 May 2016 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover & paperback) |
| Pages | 368 pp. |
| ISBN | 978-0-316-26135-7 |
Imagine Me Gone is a 2016 novel by American author and novelist Adam Haslett. It concerns a couple, Margaret and John, who marry despite John's crippling depression, and is narrated by the couple and their three children.[1] The novel won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. It was shortlisted for the Kirkus Prize and the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and longlisted for the National Book Award.[2][3]
Reception
[edit]Critics particularly focused on the quality of Haslett's prose.[1][4] Lara Feigel, writing for The Guardian called his writing "finely adapted for each of the characters".[4] NPR's Heller McAlpin noted how, "Haslett's signature achievement in Imagine Me Gone is to temper the harrowing with the humorous while keeping a steady bead on the pathos."[1]
Awards
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Kirkus Prize | Fiction | Finalist | |
| Los Angeles Times Book Prize | Fiction | Won | [3] | |
| National Book Award | Fiction | Longlisted | [2] | |
| National Book Critics Circle Award | Fiction | Finalist | ||
| 2017 | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence | Fiction | Longlisted | |
| Joyce Carol Oates Literary Prize | — | Longlisted | [5] | |
| Pulitzer Prize | Fiction | Finalist | [6] | |
| St. Francis College Literary Prize | — | Shortlisted | [7] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c McCalpin, Heller (May 4, 2016). "Unquiet Minds Make Absorbing Reading In 'Imagine Me Gone'". NPR Books. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
- ^ a b "2016 National Book Awards". National Book Award. 2016. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
- ^ a b Schaub, Michael (April 13, 2017). "Adam Haslett, L.A. Times Book Prize finalist, discusses 'Imagine Me Gone'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
- ^ a b Feigel, Lara (June 29, 2016). "Imagine Me Gone by Adam Haslett review – tragedy, loss and transcendence". The Guardian. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
- ^ "2017-2018 Simpson Family Literary Prize Longlist Announced". New Literary Project. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
- ^ "2017 Pulitzer Prizes". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
- ^ "SFC Literary Prize". St. Francis College. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
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