Julie Otsuka’s novel “The Swimmers,” in which a group of swimmers collectively narrate their daily routines and what happens when they’re disrupted, has won the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction
In announcing the awards, the awards committee called Otsuka a master of narrative voice and praised Yong for standing out even during a recent golden age of nature writing.
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