Author of the Month: Rachel Kushner
Selected by the Bookshop
Rachel Kushner was born in Eugene Oregon in 1968, the daughter of two scientists who she describes as ‘deeply unconventional people from the beatnik generation.’ True to her heritage, there has always been a maverick streak in her writing, both in fiction and non-fiction. Her first book Telex from Cuba is a compelling account of the Cuban revolution; her second book The Flamethrowers explores the art scene in 1970s New York; her third, The Mars Room divides its time between a women’s prison and a San Francisco strip club. She is also the author of a collection of three short stories The Strange Case of Rachel K. and most recently a selection of her non-fiction The Hard Crowd. Rivka Galchen has written of her ‘Kushner is the champion of something strange, wonderful and real’.
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From the publisher:
From the Booker-shortlisted author of The Mars Room, a career-spanning collection of spectacular essays about politics and culture. Rachel Kushner is a writer celebrated for her 'chops, ambition, and killer instinct' (John Powers, Fresh…
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SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2018A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the author of internationally acclaimed The Flamethrowers - a fearless and heartbreaking novel about love, friendship and incarceration.Romy Hall is starting two…
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FROM THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE SHORTLISTED AUTHOR OF THE MARS ROOMSHORTLISTED FOR THE FOLIO PRIZE 2014LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILEYS WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTIONReno mounts her motorcycle and sets a collision course for New York. In 1977 the city is…
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FROM THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE SHORTLISTED AUTHOR OF THE MARS ROOMA NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD IN FICTIONFidel and Raul Castro are in the hills, descending only to burn sugarcane plantations and recruit rebels.…
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