Battleborn (book)

2012 short story collection by Claire Vaye Watkins

Battleborn

First edition (US)

Author| Claire Vaye Watkins
Language| English
Genre| Literary fiction
Publisher| Riverhead Books (US)
Granta Books (UK)

Publication date

| August 2, 2012
Publication place| United States
Media type| Print (hardcover & paperback)
ISBN| 9781594631450
OCLC| 761846638

Battleborn (2012) is a short story collection by American author Claire Vaye Watkins.

## Contents

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Story  | Originally published in

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"Ghosts, Cowboys"  | The Hopkins Review
"The Last Thing We Need"  | Granta
"Rondine Al Nido"  | The Chicago Tribune Printers Row
"The Past Perfect, the Past Continuous, the Simple Past"  | The Paris Review
"Wish You Were Here"  | The Sycamore Review
"Man-O-War"  | One Story
"The Archivist"  | Glimmer Train
"The Diggings"  |
"Virginia City"  | Las Vegas City Life
"Graceland"  | Hobart

## Synopsis

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### "Ghosts, Cowboys"

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A semi-autobiographical narrator tells the story of her father Paul Watkins and his role in the Manson Family.

Additionally, the story details how George Spahn acquired his ranch and the narrator's bond with her half-sister dubbed Razor Blade Baby.

## Awards and honors

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* 2012 American Academy of Arts and Letters' Rosenthal Family Foundation Award winner[citation needed]
* 2012 The Story Prize winner[1]
* 2012 Young Lions Fiction Award winner[2]
* 2013 ALA RUSA Notable Book for Adults winner[3]
* 2013 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction longlist[4]
* 2013 Dylan Thomas Prize winner[5]
* 2013 Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award shortlist[6]
* 2013 PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize shortlist[7]

## Bibliography

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* Claire Vaye Watkins (2 August 2012). Battleborn: Stories. Penguin Publishing Group. ISBN 978-1-101-59675-3.

## References

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1. ^ Kellogg, Carolyn (2013-03-13). "Story Prize goes to Claire Vaye Watkins". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2013-05-01.
2. ^ electricliterature (2014-03-28). "NYPL's Young Lions Award Finalists Take Readers to Unfamiliar Lands". Electric Literature. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
3. ^ "Battleborn | ALA". www.ala.org. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
4. ^ "2013 Winners | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence". www.ala.org. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
5. ^ "Dylan Thomas Prize: US writer Claire Vaye Watkins wins £30,000". BBC News. November 7, 2013. Retrieved November 8, 2013.
6. ^ Alison Flood (31 May 2013). "Frank O'Connor short story award pits UK authors against international stars". The Guardian. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
7. ^ Lisa (2013-07-25). "2013 PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize". PEN America. Retrieved 2024-06-27.

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