Book description
Finalist for the 2024 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize
“Remarkable.”―NPR
“Spellbinding”―TIME, A Best Book of Summer
“Utterly consuming. . . . Fire Exit absolutely smolders.”―Tommy Orange
From the award-winning author of Night of the Living Rez, comes a masterful and unforgettable story of family, legacy, bloodlines, culture and inheritance,…
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Why read it?
1 author picked Fire Exit as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Morgan Talty cracks open life on Maine's Penobscot Reservation to create a rich narrative infused with doubt, rage, frustration, sorrow, and occasional moments of deep joy. His consideration of gender and race and history and ephemerality are all thoughtful and original, and his wit is sharp. I felt honored to read this brilliant novel.
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