Naomi Novik wrote at a period when the terms of literature itself were being argued over.
The record lists Naomi Novik as American writer.
Naomi Novik was born at New York City in 1973. Her recorded nationality is United States. She was educated at Brown University and Columbia University.
Contemporary publishing is global and fast, with translation, festivals and prizes doing much of the work that critics once did.
She worked as novelist, science fiction writer and writer.
The writing is recorded in English and American English.
Her work is classed as alternate history, fantasy and historical fantasy.
Among her best-known works are Uprooted, Temeraire and Black Powder War. Books outlive their reviews, and the ones that last are seldom the ones that sold best.
The honours record reads: Nebula Award for Best Novel (2016).
That the work was written from United States matters: language, censorship and the reach of a publishing industry decide which books travel and which stay local.
Naomi Novik is still writing, and the shape of the body of work is not yet settled.
Achievements
- Nebula Award for Best Novel — 2016
- Notable work: Uprooted
- Notable work: Temeraire
- Notable work: Black Powder War
- Notable work: Crucible of Gold
- Genres: alternate history, fantasy and historical fantasy
