Outlawed (novel)

Outlawed
First edition cover
AuthorAnna North
LanguageEnglish
PublisherBloomsbury Publishing
Publication date
2021
Publication placeUnited States
ISBN978-1-63557-542-2
OCLC1151062688
813/.6
LC ClassPS3614.O774 O88 2021

Outlawed is a 2021 novel by American writer Anna North.

Development and writing

The novel takes place in an alternate timeline where the United States experienced a devastating flu pandemic in the 1830s.[1] Among other implications, this pandemic resulted in strict fertility laws. North read books such as Nell Painter's Exodusters to better understand the real-world history of the West before writing the novel.[1]

Reception

The novel received mostly positive reviews.[2][3] Maureen Corrigan, writing for NPR, praised the book as a "[...] smart adventure tale".[2] Kirkus Reviews gave credit to the novel for "[...earning] its place in the growing canon of fiction that subverts the Western genre [...]".[4]

Television adaptation

On January 26, 2021, it was announced that Outlawed would be adapted for television by A24 and Amy Adams' Bond Group Entertainment.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b Grady, Constance (14 January 2021). "How novelist Anna North built a Western around a gang of gender-nonconforming outlaws". Vox.com. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  2. ^ a b Corrigan, Maureen (6 January 2021). "'Outlawed' Frontiers Of Gender And Sexuality Beckon In This Sly Western". NPR.org.
  3. ^ "Outlawed". www.publishersweekly.com. January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  4. ^ "OUTLAWED". Kirkus Reviews. 5 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  5. ^ Zorrilla, Mónica Marie (January 26, 2021). "Anna North's 'Outlawed' to Get TV Adaptation From A24 and Amy Adams' Bond Group Entertainment". Variety. Retrieved March 15, 2021.


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