Where the Crawdads Sing

This article is about the novel. For the film, see Where the Crawdads Sing (film).

Where the Crawdads Sing
AuthorDelia Owens
GenreLiterary fiction
PublisherG. P. Putnam's Sons
Publication date
August 14, 2018[1]
Pages368
ISBN978-0-7352-1911-3

Where the Crawdads Sing is a 2018 coming-of-age[2][3] murder mystery novel by American zoologist Delia Owens.[4] The story follows two timelines that slowly intertwine. The first timeline describes the life and adventures of a young girl named Kya as she grows up isolated in the marshes of North Carolina. The second timeline follows an investigation into the apparent murder of Chase Andrews, a local celebrity of Barkley Cove, a fictional coastal town of North Carolina.[1][4][5]

By April 2023, the book had sold over 18 million copies. A film adaptation was released in July 2022.

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  2. ^ Alter, Alexandra (December 21, 2019). "The Long Tail of 'Where the Crawdads Sing'". The New York Times. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
  3. ^ Owens, Delia (November 19, 2019). "Education, Coming of Age, and Adulthood: Theme Analysis". LitCharts. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
  4. ^ a b Grey, Tobias (November 12, 2018). "With 'Where the Crawdads Sing,' a Debut Novel Goes Big". Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on May 9, 2019. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  5. ^ "Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens review – in the swamps of North Carolina". The Guardian. April 5, 2019. Archived from the original on April 5, 2019. Retrieved April 5, 2019.