Overview
WINNER of the Dzanc Books Prize for Fiction An Indies Introduce Pick A September Indie Next Pick 'Hugely important, hauntingly brutal-Englehardt has just announced himself as one of America's most talented emerging writers.' - Kirkus, starred review
Winner of the VCU Cabell First Novel Award
Winner of the 2018 Dzanc Prize for Fiction
An Indies Introduce Pick
A Kirkus Best Books of 2019 selection
Spanning two decades, Bloomland examines the social roots and
community fallout of a shooting at a fictional southern university. As
the narrative moves between the lives of a disillusioned student, a
grieving professor, and the shooter himself, the psyches and stories of
each character blend and intersect, ultimately asking us to rethink
American myths of selfhood, grief, and violence as a redemptive act.
Profound and deeply nuanced, Bloomland is a dazzling debut that walks in step with the novels of Garth Greenwell, Rachel Kushner, and Louise Erdrich.
- | Author: John Englehardt
- | Publisher: Dzanc Books
- | Publication Date: Sep 25, 2025
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- | Binding: Paperback / softback
- | ISBN-13: 9781938603341
- | ISBN-10: 1938603346