Tremor is a 2023 novel by Nigerian-American author Teju Cole.
Writing and conception Cole wrote the novel partially to "capture the moment just before the pandemic."
Reception In a positive review, Julian Lucas of The New Yorker praised the novel, writing it was an "elegant and unsettling prose still-life." Brain Dillon of The New York Times describes is as a mix of Cole as a photographer and Cole as an essayist.
Awards In 2024, the novel won the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for Fiction. Year Award Category Result . 2023 National Book Critics Circle Award Fiction 2024 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award Fiction Joyce Carol Oates Literary Prize — Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award —
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