''The Universe Versus Alex Woods'' (2013) is the debut novel by
Gavin Extence. The book was described by Emma John in ''
The Guardian'' as being "the everyday tale of a teenage science nerd hit by a meteorite who strikes up a friendship with a pot-smoking Vietnam veteran. And may or may not be involved in his death." The book has been compared to ''
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time'', as well as the writing of
Kurt Vonnegut. The book won the
Waterstones Eleven award, and was nominated for the
National Book Awards
The National Book Awards are a set of annual U.S. literary awards. At the final National Book Awards Ceremony every November, the National Book Foundation presents the National Book Awards and two lifetime achievement awards to authors.
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2013 British novels
2013 debut novels
Hodder & Stoughton books