Eileen
Booker Prize · 2016 · Shortlist
Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Booker Prize | 2016 | Shortlist |
About This Book
Eileen Dunlop, a self-loathing young woman living in a dreary Massachusetts town in 1964, works at a local juvenile corrections facility and fantasises about escape while nursing her alcoholic father. When a glamorous new colleague arrives at work, Eileen is drawn into a scheme that will change her life forever.
About the Author
Ottessa MoshfeghAmerican
Ottessa Moshfegh is an American novelist and short story writer of Croatian and Iranian heritage, born in Boston in 1981. She studied at Barnard College and Brown University. Her novella McGlue (2014) won the Fence Modern Prize. Read more →
