Her damaged-girl deadpan snark is second to none, but she inhabits other character types with ease.
The characters in this collection are an unlovely bunch but make for an irresistible read… She writes terrific, attention-grabbing openings, and impactful last lines that don’t strain for a lapidary effect. Gwendoline Riley, Times Literary Supplement Moshfegh’s writing is cinematic – vivid, immediate. She can really write and has a pitch-black sense of humour.
Homesick for Another World showcases her mastery. BooksellerĪn impressive study of human vulnerability and self-deception, through which the reader is guided by a cynical and darkly funny literary voice. Moshfegh delights in exploring the seamy underside of life… Once encountered these characters are not easily forgotten. ‘Moshfegh’s writing is cinematic – vivid, immediate’ TLS Read more One of the most gifted and exciting young writers in America, she shows us uncomfortable things, and makes us look at them forensically – until we find, suddenly, that we are really looking at ourselves. The flesh is weak the timber is crooked people are cruel to each other, and stupid, and hurtful, but beauty comes from strange sources, and the dark energy surging through these stories is oddly and powerfully invigorating. Her characters are all unsteady on their feet all yearning for connection and betterment, in very different ways, but each of them seems destined to be tripped up by their own baser impulses. There’s something eerily unsettling about Ottessa Moshfegh’s stories, something almost dangerous while also being delightful – and often even weirdly hilarious. An electrifying, prizewinning short story collection from the Booker-shortlisted author of EileenĪn electrifying, prizewinning short story collection from the Booker-shortlisted author of Eileen and My Year of Rest and Relaxation.
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