![]() ![]() Morgan unspools a fabric of shared histories, past and present converge in a Thoroughbred named Hellsmouth, heir to Secretariat and a contender for the Triple Crown. It is a dauntless narrative that stretches from the fields of the Virginia piedmont to the abundant pastures of the Bluegrass, and across the dark waters of the Ohio River from the final shots of the Revolutionary War to the resounding clang of the starting bell at Churchill Downs. Hailed by The New Yorker for its “remarkable achievements,” The Sport of Kings is an American tale centered on a horse and two families: one white, a Southern dynasty whose forefathers were among the founders of Kentucky the other African-American, the descendants of their slaves. It is a contemporary masterpiece." ― San Francisco Chronicle "In its poetic splendor and moral seriousness, The Sport of Kings bears the traces of Faulkner, Morrison, and McCarthy. The New York Times (Selected by Dwight Garner).Named a Best Book of the Year by Entertainment Weekly One of New York Times Book Review 100 Notable Book.Longlisted for an Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence.A Finalist for the Rathbones Folio Prize. ![]() A Finalist for the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction.A Finalist for the James Tait Black Prize for Fiction.A Recipient of the Windham-Campbell Prize for Fiction. ![]()
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