num_pages: 1056
description: A reconstruction of the crime and fate of Gary Gilmore, the convicted murderer who sought his own execution in Utah where he was imprisoned, is based on taped interviews with relatives, friends, lawyers, and law-enforcement officials
language: English
title: The Executioner's Song
titlecomplete: The Executioner's Song
characters: Gary Gilmore
genres: Crime, Nonfiction, True Crime, Literature, Journalism, History, Classics, Mystery, Biography, American
ratings_count: 21258
places: Utah
awards: awardedAt: 315561600000
name: Pulitzer Prize
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 284025600000
name: National Book Critics Circle Award
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 347184000000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Fiction (Hardcover) (1980) & (Paperback)
publisher: Little, Brown and Company