''The Fast Red Road: A Plainsong'' is a novel by Native American writer

Stephen Graham Jones Stephen Graham Jones (born January 22, 1972) is a Piegan Blackfoot, Blackfeet Native Americans in the United States, Native American author of experimental fiction, horror fiction, crime fiction, and science fiction. His works include the horror ...

. It was his

debut novel A debut novel is the first novel a novelist publishes. Debut novels are often the author's first opportunity to make an impact on the publishing industry, and thus the success or failure of a debut novel can affect the ability of the author to pu ...

, published in 2000. The novel was originally titled ''Golius: A Failed Sestina'' and used as Stephen's dissertation while attending

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. Jones started writing the book after his dissertation director introduced him to

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editor Jane Silver at a conference. Jones pitched Silver an idea for a book, lying about having already written it. Silver expressed interest in working on the book and asked to see it; Jones started writing it later that day. ;

Awards and nominations

The novel won the following awards: Independent Publisher's Award for Multicultural FictionIndependentPublisher.com
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References

External links

Cannibalizing Culture - Patrick Schabe - Popmatters.com
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