The Strange Case of Rachel K
Rachel Kushner
(Author)
Description
The three pieces gathered in The Strange Case of Rachel K roughly map the genesis of Rachel Kushner's fiction. From the fate of a conquistador in "The Great Exception," to the illegal radio broadcasts and then bombs in "Debouchment," to a Havana courtesan's "strange" case, these stories build into a vision of Cuba that is black-humored, brutal, and beautiful. In this collection, which "overflows in atmosphere as it shows off the burgeoning talent of one of our best writers" (NPR), Rachel Kushner is forging her own original path into the wilds of contemporary fiction.Product Details
Price
$10.95
$10.18
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation
Publish Date
September 06, 2016
Pages
80
Dimensions
4.2 X 6.7 X 0.3 inches | 0.15 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780811225533
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About the Author
Rachel Kushner is the author of The Hard Crowd, her acclaimed essay collection, and internationally acclaimed novels The Mars Room, The Flamethrowers, and Telex from Cuba, as well as a book of short stories, The Strange Case of Rachel K. She has won the Prix Médicis and been a finalist for the Booker Prize, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and was twice a finalist for the National Book Award in Fiction. She is a Guggenheim Foundation Fellow and the recipient of the Harold D. Vursell Memorial Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Her books have been translated into twenty-six languages.
Reviews
Her prose has a poise and wariness and moral graininess that puts you in the mind of weary-souled visionaries like Robert Stone and Joan Didion.--Dwight Garner
Full of vibrantly different stories and histories, all of them particular, all of them brilliantly alive.--James Wood
Kushner's writing is fluid and clear and possesses a rhythm as determined as an ocean current. Readers will encounter three stories of terrific depth.
Kushner is the champion of something strange, wonderful and real.--Rivka Galchen
Full of vibrantly different stories and histories, all of them particular, all of them brilliantly alive.--James Wood
Kushner's writing is fluid and clear and possesses a rhythm as determined as an ocean current. Readers will encounter three stories of terrific depth.
Kushner is the champion of something strange, wonderful and real.--Rivka Galchen
