The Secret Chord

The Secret Chord
AuthorGeraldine Brooks
LanguageEnglish
GenreLiterary fiction, historical fiction, biblical fiction
PublisherViking Penguin
Publication date
October 6, 2015
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardcover)
Pages320 pp.
ISBN9780670025770
(hardcover 1st ed.)
OCLC914163566
823/.914
LC ClassPR9619.3.B7153 S43 2015
Preceded byCaleb's Crossing 

The Secret Chord is a 2015 novel about King David by Australian American author Geraldine Brooks.[1]

Plot summary

Told from the point of view of the prophet Nathan, this book follows the life of biblical King David.[2]

Factual background

The title is taken from the Leonard Cohen song Hallelujah.[3]

Critical reception

A reviewer in The Harvard Crimson described Brooks's use of historical material as "spectacularly accessible."[4]

Award/s

Year Award Category Result Ref.
2016 Australian Book Industry Awards Literary Fiction Shortlisted [5]
Indie Book Awards (AUS) Fiction Shortlisted [6]
Massachusetts Book Award Fiction Longlisted
Women's Prize for Fiction — Longlisted [7]
2017 International Dublin Literary Award — Longlisted [8]

References

  1. ^ Hoffman, Alice (September 28, 2015). "Geraldine Brooks reimagines King David's life in 'The Secret Chord'". Washington Post. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
  2. ^ Wolpe, David (February 15, 2016). "Book of David (book review_". The Weekly Standard. Archived from the original on February 6, 2016. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
  3. ^ Gilbert, Matthew (October 3, 2015). "'The Secret Chord' by Geraldine Brooks". Boston Globe. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
  4. ^ Westbrook, J. thomas (October 6, 2015). "'The Secret Chord' Slowly Achieves Resonance". Harvard Crimson. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
  5. ^ "ABIA 2016 shortlists announced | Books+Publishing". Retrieved December 19, 2024.
  6. ^ "Indie Awards 2016 shortlists announced | Books+Publishing". Retrieved December 19, 2024.
  7. ^ "The Secret Chord". Women's Prize. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
  8. ^ "The Secret Chord". Dublin Literary Award. September 3, 2019. Retrieved December 19, 2024.

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