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WEBThe Final Revival of Opal & Nev is a 2021 historical fiction novel by Dawnie Walton published by 37 Ink. It received the 2022 Virginia Commonwealth University Cabell First Novelist Award, the 2022 Aspen Words Literary Prize, and was nominated for the Women's Prize for Fiction.
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WEBMar 30, 2021 · In Dawnie Walton’s debut novel, “The Final Revival of Opal & Nev,” readers will hear an oral history that harks back to a simpler time.
'The Final Revival Of Opal & Nev' Is A Faux Music History That Rocks - NPR
WEBApr 13, 2021 · The premise of The Final Revival of Opal & Nev is this: In 2015, a journalist named "Sunny" Curtis becomes the first African American editor-in-chief of a Rolling Stone type magazine. Sunny ...
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WEBMar 30, 2021 · An electrifying novel about the meteoric rise of an iconic interracial rock duo in the 1970s, their sensational breakup, and the dark secrets unearthed when they try to reunite decades later for one last tour.
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WEBOct 6, 2021 · When Grace Jones sings “I’ll find my way to you, no matter where” on her 1979 album Muse, she could be the titular Opal Jewel in Dawnie Walton’s The Final Revival of Opal & Nev —or describing its plot. A journalist named Sunny tracks down a music luminary, Opal, who knew her father best.
Dawnie Walton's 'Opal And Nev' Are So Compelling You Might Forget ... - NPR
WEBMar 27, 2021 · Dawnie Walton talks with NPR's Scott Simon about her debut novel, The Final Revival of Opal & Nev, an oral history of a 20th century rock duo so detailed, you might forget it's fiction.
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WEBMar 30, 2021 · Provocative and chilling, The Final Revival of Opal & Nev features a backup chorus of unforgettable voices, a heroine the likes of which we’ve not seen in storytelling, and a daring structure, and introduces a bold new voice in contemporary fiction. Book recommendations, author interviews, editors' picks, and more.
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Dawnie Walton's 'The Final Revival of Opal & Nev' Rewrites '70s ... - NPR
WEBMay 24, 2021 · Walton's debut novel, The Final Revival of Opal & Nev, is the result of that risk. The story centers on a fictional interracial rock duo from the 1970s: Opal is a Black proto Afro-punk singer...
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WEB2022 FICTION AUDIE AWARD WINNER! An electrifying novel about the meteoric rise of an iconic interracial rock duo in the 1970s, their sensational breakup, and the dark secrets unearthed when they try to reunite decades later for one last tour. A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BUZZ PICK.
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How Dawnie Walton’s Musical Faves Inspired Her to Write ... - Shondaland
WEBApr 16, 2021 · Set in New York City in the early 1970s and constructed as an oral history, the book deftly recounts the rise, fall, and potential reunion of Opal Jewel, a flamboyant proto Afro-punk singer, and Neville Charles, her …
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