Live Girls
Beth Nugent
(Author)
Description
Following her critically acclaimed story collection, City of Boys, Beth Nugent now brings her eerie, obsessive, dark vision to an extraordinary first novel. In haunting stylized prose, Nugent takes readers deep into the tortured psyche of her 20-something protagonist while she simultaneously paints a terrifying--yet oddly familiar--picture of a dissociated, disconnected America. Reading tour.
Product Details
Price
$15.00
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publish Date
December 08, 1997
Pages
210
Dimensions
5.95 X 8.77 X 1.34 inches | 0.54 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780679744245
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About the Author
Beth Nugent received an MFA from the University of Iowa. She teaches at the University of Denver. Her short fiction has appeared in The New Yorker and Grand Street.
Reviews
"Beth Nugent's stories are engaging, haunting, and lasting." -- David Leavitt "She is one of those rare writers who are both skilled stylists and powerful storytellers." -- Robert Boswell "She is a terrific writer ... Nugent looks into the maelstrom without blinking." -- Geoffrey Stokes, Boston Globe
