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The House of Rust

Khadija Abdalla Bajaber

First published 2021
Publisher Graywolf Press
Format Trade Paperback
Type Novel
ISBN 9781644450680
Cover art Kimberly Glyder
Pages 258

Notes

Winner of the inaugural Graywolf Press African Fiction Prize, 2018.

  • First printing. "First Graywolf Printing, 2021" and a complete number line "2 4 6 8 9 7 5 3 2 1" on the copyright page.
  • "Cover design and art by Kimberly Glyder" on the copyright page and the back cover.
  • Other prices: Canadian C$22.00 (back cover).
  • Short notes are added on unnumbered pages after the novel: an untitles blurb about the author on [259], "About the Graywolf Press African Fiction Price" on [261] and an untitled note about the font on [262].
  • "Published in the United States of America" on the copyright page.
  • Date from Amazon.com as of 2022-02-17.
  • Goodreads notes 272 pages (which is the complete number of pages: [6]+258+[8]. OCLC agrees with 258.
  • {{LCCN|2021316888}} and {{OCLC|1289615260}} show the same ISBN as published by Jahazi Press, Nairobi, Kenya. The physical book does not mention that publisher anywhere so it is unclear if there is a second book with the same ISBN or if there was a co-printing agreement or if the second publisher used sticker (for example).

Awards

Year Award Category Status
2022 The Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction The Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction Winner

Other Editions

Title Year Publisher Format Type Catalog ID Cover Artist Pages
The House of Rust Cover 2022 Recorded Books audio CD Novel