Homesick For Another World by Ottessa Moshfegh

Homesick For Another World by Ottessa MoshfeghRazor sharp' Zadie Smith An electrifying, prizewinning short story collection from the Booker shortlisted author of Eileen and My Year of Rest and Relaxation. There's something eerily unsettling about Ottessa Moshfegh's stories, something almost dangerous while also being delightful and often even weirdly hilarious. Her characters are all unsteady on their feet; all yearning for connection and betterment, in very different ways, but each of them seems

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