Battleborn
First edition (US)
AuthorClaire Vaye Watkins
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreFiction
PublisherRiverhead Books (US)
Granta Books (UK)
Publication date
2012
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
ISBN978-1594631450

Battleborn (2012) is a short story collection by American author Claire Vaye Watkins.

Contents

Story Originally published in
"Ghosts, Cowboys" The Hopkins Review
"The Last Thing We Need" Granta
"Rondine Al Nido" The Chicago Tribune Printers Row
"The Past Perfect, the Past Continuous, the Simple Past" The Paris Review
"Wish You Were Here" The Sycamore Review
"Man-O-War" One Story
"The Archivist" Glimmer Train
"The Diggings"
"Virginia City" Las Vegas City Life
"Graceland" Hobart

Synopsis

"Ghosts, Cowboys"

A semi-autobiographical narrator tells the story of her father Paul Watkins and his role in the Manson Family.

Additionally, the story details how George Spahn acquired his ranch and the narrator's bond with her half-sister dubbed Razor Blade Baby.

Awards and honors

Bibliography

References

  1. Kellogg, Carolyn (2013-03-13). "Story Prize goes to Claire Vaye Watkins". latimes.com. Retrieved 2013-05-01.
  2. "Dylan Thomas Prize: US writer Claire Vaye Watkins wins £30,000". BBC News. November 7, 2013. Retrieved November 8, 2013.
  3. "Awards – American Academy of Arts and Letters". American Academy of Arts and Letters. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
  4. Pearl, Nancy (Mar 10, 2013). "Check It Out with Nancy Pearl: Awards Season and Carnegie Longlist". PublishersWeekly. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
  5. Alison Flood (31 May 2013). "Frank O'Connor short story award pits UK authors against international stars". The Guardian. Retrieved June 16, 2014.


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