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WINNER OF THE JOYCE CAROL OATES PRIZE
'Extraordinary.' ANN PATCHETT
'Tremendously compelling.' GUARDIAN
'Bruised and beautiful.' BEN MYERS
'Transcendent.' LA TIMES
Willy Vlautin's most personal novel yet - a poetic and deeply moving story about what it really takes to be a musician.
Al Ward, an ageing musician, is living…
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Why read it?
1 author picked The Horse as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Willy Vlautin is known to create characters that have gone through such hard times that you just want to scoop them up and give them a hot meal, warm shower, roof over their head for a night, and a million bucks. That goes for both people and animals, like The Horse. It's heartbreaking and heartwarming, just like the author in person.
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