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Rachel Kushner (born October 7, 1968) is an American writer, known for her novels Telex from Cuba (2008), The Flamethrowers (2013), The Mars Room (2018), and Creation ...
The Flamethrowers is a 2013 novel by American author Rachel Kushner. [1] [2] The book was released on April 2, 2013 through Scribner. The Flamethrowers follows a female artist in the 1970s. While writing the book, Kushner drew on personal experiences during and after college, as well as her interests in "motorcycles, art, revolution and radical ...
The Atlantic noted that the book built on themes from Kushner's previous novels, singling out "failures of self-liberation" as a key theme in her work. [11] Slate and The New Republic were similarly positive, with the former noting that the novel explored "universal" ideas and the latter praising the novel's plot.
The Mars Room is a 2018 novel by American author Rachel Kushner. [1] [2] The book was released on May 1, 2018 through Scribner. It was shortlisted for the 2018 Man Booker Prize. On November 5, 2018, it received the 2018 Prix Médicis Étranger. [3] The title also received a Gold Medal for Fiction from the California Book Awards.
The Strange Case of Rachel K is a 2015 short story collection by American author Rachel Kushner. [1] [2]The book was released on March 24, 2015 through New Directions Publishing and it consists of three short stories which appeared previously in various literary journals. [2]
Telex from Cuba is the 2008 debut novel by writer Rachel Kushner. The novel follows a group of anglo-expatriates living in Cuba during the Cuban Revolution and was loosely based on Kushner's mother's experience growing up in Cuba on territory occupied by the United Fruit Company. [1]
Seventeen-year-old Greg Gaines is a senior at Pittsburgh's Schenley High School who avoids close engagement with other students. He learns that fellow student and former childhood friend of his, Rachel Kushner, has been diagnosed with leukemia and is forced by his parents to befriend her in her time of need.
Madison Hartner, Greg's long-time crush, comes to hear of his films from Rachel and persuades him to make a movie for Rachel. Greg and Earl come up with different ideas (including documentary footage, confessionals, and puppetry), and the result, entitled Rachel the Film, is a mashup of everything they try out. To Greg's horror, the film is ...