Goodreads Choice Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 12 (2020) Winner
Brit Bennett
ブリット・ベネット
Buritto Benetto
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- :1989 （Oceanside, California, U.S.）
- Died
- :null
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Southern California → Los Angeles
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Novelist
- Active Years
- 2014-2024
- Affiliations
- Riverhead Books
- Influenced By
- Ta-Nehisi Coates
- Nominations
- 2016 Goodreads Choice Awards Debut Author, 2021 Women's Prize for Fiction
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford University | null | English | BA | 学部時代 | United States |
| University of Michigan | — | Creative Writing | MFA | 大学院時代 | United States |
| Oxford University | — | — | — | 留学 | United Kingdom |
Stanford University
null
/ English
Degree:
BA
Period:
学部時代
Year of Graduation:
2012
Country:
United States
Bachelor of Arts in English
University of Michigan
Creative Writing
Degree:
MFA
Period:
大学院時代
Year of Graduation:
2014
Country:
United States
Master of Fine Arts
Oxford University
Period:
留学
Country:
United Kingdom
Studied at Oxford
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Hopwood Award | Graduate Short Fiction | 短編小説 | University of Michigan | 受賞 |
| 2014 | Hurston/Wright Award | — | カレッジライター | — | 受賞 |
| 2016 | National Book Foundation 5 under 35 | The Mothers | — | National Book Foundation | 選出 |
| 2020 | Goodreads Choice Award | The Vanishing Half | 歴史フィクション | Goodreads | 受賞 |
Hopwood Award
2014
Work:
Graduate Short Fiction
Category:
短編小説
Organization:
University of Michigan
Result:
受賞
Hurston/Wright Award
2014
Category:
カレッジライター
Result:
受賞
National Book Foundation 5 under 35
2016
Work:
The Mothers
Organization:
National Book Foundation
Result:
選出
Goodreads Choice Award
2020
Work:
The Vanishing Half
Category:
歴史フィクション
Organization:
Goodreads
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Mothers
2016 Literary FictionA story about teen pregnancy in a Black community told by a chorus of church mothers.
RaceIdentitySecretsCommunity
Adaptations
- [Film]
The Vanishing Half
2020 Historical Fiction 352 pagesTwin sisters, one black, one passing as white.
RacePassingIdentityFamily
Adaptations
- [TV Limited Series]
Meet Claudie: An American Girl; 1922
2022 Children's Literature 91 pagesStory of Black girl Claudie during Harlem Renaissance.
Harlem RenaissanceBlack Culture
Adventures with Claudie: An American Girl; 1922
2023 Children's Literature 112 pagesAdventures of Claudie.
AdventureHistory
Bibliography
- The Mothers (2016)
- The Vanishing Half (2020)
- Meet Claudie (2022)
- Adventures with Claudie (2023)
Adaptations
- The Mothers film adaptation optioned (Warner Bros., Kerry Washington)
- The Vanishing Half HBO limited series (Bennett exec producer)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Contemporary narrativeChorus narrative (The Mothers)Contextualizes present with bigoted past
- Recurring Motifs
- Racial identityPassingBlack communities
Legacy
New York Times bestselling author known for novels exploring race and identity.
In Popular Culture
- Contributed to American Girl historical characters
Trivia
- Fan of American Girl dolls and books as a child, especially Addy Walker.
- Approached by American Girl after tweeting about wanting to write for them.