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The Giant's House
1996 novel of Elizabeth McCracken
The Giant's House is the debut novel of Elizabeth McCracken, first published in 1996. The novel was short-listed for the 1996 National Book Award for Fiction. The novel explores how Peggy Cort, a librarian and "old maid", falls in love with one of her patrons, the world's tallest Man, James Sweatt.[1][2]
The novel principally reflects on Peggy's exploration of humanity, despite the love story at the center.[2] The Literature, Arts and Medicine Database described the novel as also successful reflecting on the dehumanizing treatment of "freakish" medical conditions.[3]