''Outlawed'' is a 2021 novel by American writer

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Development and writing

The novel takes place in an alternate timeline where the United States experienced a devastating flu pandemic in the 1830s. Among other implications, this pandemic resulted in strict fertility laws. North read books such as Nell Painter's ''Exodusters'' to better understand the real-world history of the West before writing the novel.

Reception

The novel received mostly positive reviews. Maureen Corrigan, writing for NPR, praised the book as a " ..smart adventure tale". ''

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'' gave credit to the novel for " ..earningits place in the growing canon of fiction that subverts the Western genre ...

Television adaptation

On January 26, 2021, it was announced that ''Outlawed'' would be adapted for television by A24 and Amy Adams' Bond Group Entertainment.

References

2021 American novels Western (genre) novels Bloomsbury Publishing books American alternate history novels {{2020s-ah-novel-stub