![]() ![]() The beginning of this novel is so impressive, so controlled yet whimsical, fresh and thrilling, you feel she can do anything." ( New York Times) One after the other they unwind – playful, shocking, wise, morbid, witty, searingly sharp. "A seductive novel.Moshfegh writes beautiful sentences. Moshfegh never panders." (Sandra Newman Guardian) As an evocation of physical and psychological squalor, Eileen is original courageous and masterful. As a character study, the book is a remarkable tour de force. "The great power of this book.is that Eileen is never simply a literary gargoyle she is painfully alive and human, and Ottessa Moshfegh writes her with a bravura wildness that allows flights of expressionistic fantasy to alternate with deadpan matter of factness. "An unforgettable new American voice." ( Los Angeles Times) ![]() Eileen is a fantastic creation and a surprisingly satisfying antidote to the dozy and complacent heroines of much so-called literary fiction." (Julie Myerson) "A sucker punch of a novel, full of fury and disgust, heart-wrenching in places, a masterclass in mood and tone. A taut psychological thriller, rippled with comedy as black as a raven's wing, Eileen is effortlessly stylish and compelling." (Robert Douglas-Fairhurst The Times) ![]()
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