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Kevin powers, bestselling author and national book award finalist for the yellow birds from the rubblestrewn streets of u. His writing has also appeared in the new york times, granta, newsweek, the daily beast, the new york daily news, tin house, and the best american nonrequired reading 2012. Hannah dunphy united states marine corps veteran phil klay wowed critics and readers alike with his short story collection redeployment, which was named one of the best debuts of the year the oregonian and won the 2014 national book award for fiction. The dust jacket is protected in a removable mylar cover. The 2014 national book award winners have been selected, and. Evan osnos accepts the 2014 national book award in nonfiction for age of ambition. Redeployment, a collection of stories about the iraq war and the struggles veterans face when they return, was this years winner of the national book award for fiction. Signed first edition redeployment by phil klay, 2014. Redeployment went on to win the national book award for fiction in 2014. Redeployment, which draws on his experience serving as a marine in iraq and. Redeployment is a collection of short stories by american writer phil klay. Redeployment, age of ambition win national book awards. Phil klay attends 2014 national book awards on wednesday.
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