Mostly Dead Things
$36.13
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
11 January 2021
Summary
‘Messed-up families, scandalous love affairs, art, life, death and the great state of Florida in one delicious, darkly funny package. Kristen Arnett is a wickedly talented and a wholly original voice’ Jami Attenberg
What does it take to come back to life?
In the wake of her father’s suicide, Jessa-Lynn Morton has stepped up to manage his failing taxidermy business while the rest of the Morton family falls apart. Her mother starts sneaking into the shop to make alarming art wit…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781472155450 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1472155459 |
| Author: | Kristen Arnett |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Corsair |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 11 January 2021 |
| Weight: | 285g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 124mm x 28mm |
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Critics Review
This book is my song of the summer - New York Times
Hilarious, deeply morbid and full of heart - BuzzFeedThe novel explores love, life and death and is guaranteed to keep you gripped throughout - MirrorThe writing is subtle and meditative, with the tactile weight of dense fur - The New YorkerA dark and oftentimes comedic tale of love and loss - Evening StandardA gorgeously twisted story - Vanity FairWonderful - GuardianFlorida’s literary renaissance charges onward with this heartfelt, one-of-a-kind novel - EsquireAbout The Author
Kristen Arnett
Kristen Arnett is the New York Times bestselling author of the debut novel Mostly Dead Things. She is a queer fiction and essay writer. She was awarded Ninth Letter’s Literary Award in Fiction and is a columnist for Literary Hub. Her work has appeared at the New York Times, North American Review, The Normal School, Gulf Coast, TriQuarterly, Guernica, Buzzfeed, Electric Literature, McSweeneys, PBS Newshour, Bennington Review, the Guardian, Salon, the Rumpus, and elsewhere. Her story collection, Felt in the Jaw, was published by Split Lip Press and was awarded the 2017 Coil Book Award. She is a Spring 2020 Shearing Fellow at Black Mountain Institute.
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