His debut novel, If I Survive You, was longlisted for the 2022 National Book Award for Fiction and shortlisted for the 2023 Booker Prize, among other honors.
The novel was well received by critics with reviews applauding Escoffery's humor, narrative style, and exploration of identity in the immigrant experience.
[1] Escoffery was born in Houston, Texas, to Jamaican parents and grew up in Miami, Florida.
[3] Escoffery has cited Sandra Cisneros, Langston Hughes, and Nella Larsen as literary influences.
[2] His short story "Under the Ackee Tree", which was published in The Paris Review, was awarded the Plimpton Prize.