Horse

Horse is a 2022 historical fiction novel by Australian author Geraldine Brooks.

Intertwining multiple timelines, the narrative examines the dynamics of thoroughbred racehorse and stud Lexington with the enslaved people who groomed him in the 1850s, and the legacy of slavery through the lens of unearthed art related to the breeder's lionized life. It was well-received by mainstream critics and won multiple literary prizes. Notably, it received an Anisfield-Wolf Book Award and Dayton Literary Peace Prize.