White Girls
 First edition
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| Author | Hilton Als |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Memoir, essays |
| Published | 2013 |
| Publisher | McSweeney's |
White Girls is a nonfiction book by Hilton Als, published November 5, 2013 by McSweeney's.
Overview
Combining elements of memoir, criticism, fiction and non-fiction, the book's essays create a portrait of "white girls", a category in which Als includes everyone from Truman Capote to Flannery O’Connor and even Malcolm X. The book explores themes of identity, otherness, commonality, and interpersonal relationships as a kind of "twinship".
Awards
| Year | Award | Result | Ref. |
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| 2014 | Randy Shilts Award for Gay Nonfiction | Winner | |
| Lambda Literary Award for LGBT Nonfiction | Winner | ||
| 2013 | National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism | Finalist |