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NIGHT AT THE FIESTAS

Kirstin Valdez Quade

Kirstin Valdez Quade shot onto the literary scene when her exquisite story "The Five Wounds" appeared in The New Yorker in July 2009. The author was a Jones Fellow and a Wallace Stegner Fellow at Stanford University. Originally from New Mexico, she has lived throughout the Southwest. Her father was a geologist, and the family, which includes a brother and sister, moved a lot to be with him working, which even included living for six months in a tent. In addition to The New Yorker, her short stories have been published in Northwest Review, The Best of the West 2010, Narrative and the Colorado Review. The Narrative story, titled "Nemecia" won first place in the magazine's Spring 2012 story contest and was recently chosen by Elizabeth Strout for the upcoming BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES volume.

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Book Published 2015-03-01 by Norton

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...stunning debut story collection... In her fierce authenticity and gift for crafting character, Quade earns her place alongside fellow excellent newcomers Yelena Akhtiorskaya, Valeria Luiselli, and Molly Antopol.

Honored as one of "5 Under 35" by the National Book Foundation Read more...

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Winner of the National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) John Leonard Award for best first book

All the characters in Quade's auspicious debut collection of 10 stories live in New Mexico, but it's a tribute to her artistry that each story feels vivid and new. Quade's ability to depict an entire world within the limitations of a single story, and to produce a collection with both unity and breadth, is reminiscent of Alice Munro.