City on Fire (2015 novel)

City on Fire
Author Garth Risk Hallberg
Country United States
Language English
Genre Fiction
Publisher Alfred A. Knopf
Publication date
2015
Media type Print (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages 927
ISBN 978-0-385-35377-9

City on Fire is a 2015 novel by Garth Risk Hallberg, published by Alfred A. Knopf.[1][2][3] The novel takes place in New York City in the 1970s. It is Hallberg's first published novel.[1] Hallberg received an advance of $2 million for the novel, likely the most ever for a debut novel.[2]

Development

Hallberg developed the novel over the course of five years, and spent an additional five years writing.[2]

Reception

The novel received praise, and garnered comparisons with Donna Tartt's The Goldfinch.[4][5]

References

  1. 1 2 Kakutani, Michiko (5 October 2015). "Review: ‘City on Fire,’ Garth Risk Hallberg’s Novel of New York in the Bad Old Days". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 Doherty, Brian (5 October 2015). "The Unprecedented Garth Risk Hallberg". Vulture. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  3. Menand, Louis (12 October 2015). "Review of "City on Fire"". The New Yorker. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  4. O'Grady, Megan (25 September 2015). "Literary Sensation Garth Risk Hallberg on Writing the Most Anticipated Novel of the Year". Vogue. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  5. Greenblatt, Leah (6 October 2015). "City On Fire by Garth Risk Hallberg: EW Review". EW. Retrieved 7 October 2015.


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