The Yellow Birds
by Kevin Powers
Buy on AmazonThe Yellow Birds is the debut novel from American writer, poet, and Iraq War veteran Kevin Powers. It was one of The New York Times's 100 Most Notable Books of 2012 and a finalist for the 2012 National Book Award. It was awarded the 2012 the Guardian First Book Award and the 2013 PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel.
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"The best fiction book I read was “The Yellow Birds,” by the Iraq war veteran Kevin Powers, which is about to get the PEN/Hemingway Award."
By the Book: Caroline Kennedy · nytimes.com
"I thought Kevin Powers’s “The Yellow Birds” was shot through with greatness, too. Powers has written a superlative novel."
By the Book: David Mitchell · nytimes.com