Who wrote The Goldfinch?

Donna Tartt wrote The Goldfinch, first published in 2014. It is a work of literary fiction and is rated 'Essential Read' in our catalogue.

Is there a book club guide for The Goldfinch?

Yes — Book Verdict has a free reading guide for The Goldfinch with key themes and five original discussion questions at https://247bookverdict.com/reading-guides/donna-tartt-the-goldfinch/.

Essential Read

The Goldfinch

Name: The Goldfinch
Author: Donna Tartt

by Donna Tartt · 2014

Literary Fiction · ranked #6 in category

Reviewed by the Book Verdict editorial team

Winner · The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, 2014

When a bomb destroys the museum where he is visiting, thirteen-year-old Theo Decker survives but his mother does not. In the chaos, he takes a small Dutch painting — The Goldfinch — which will haunt his life for the next decade and a half, through foster care, antiques, addiction and a criminal underworld. Tartt's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel is a meditation on art, loss and the things we carry.

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The verdict

Category: Literary Fiction
First published: 2014 · 2010s
Author: Donna Tartt
Standing: Essential Read

About Literary Fiction

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