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Treacle Walker

Alan Garner

First published October 2021
Type Short Fiction
Length Novella

Synopsis

Living alone in an old house, Joseph Coppock, an introspective young boy, develops a mysterious friendship with a rag-and-bone man called Treacle Walker who introduces him to a world beyond his wildest imagination. (from the OCLC entry for the first Scribner hardcover edition)

Notes

Shortlisted for the 2022 Booker Prize.

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Awards

YearAwardCategoryStatus
2022 British Fantasy Award Best Novella Nominee/Finalist

Publications (8)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
October 2021 Treacle Walker Fourth Estate Chapbook
October 2021 Treacle Walker Fourth Estate Chapbook
October 2021 Treacle Walker Fourth Estate Chapbook
August 2022 Treacle Walker Fourth Estate Chapbook
December 2022 Treacle Walker Scribner Chapbook
November 2023 Treacle Walker Scribner Chapbook
November 2023 Treacle Walker Simon & Schuster Audio Chapbook
November 2023 Treacle Walker Simon & Schuster Audio Chapbook