Unclean Jobs for Women and Girls
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| Author | Alissa Nutting |
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| Cover artist | Catrin Welz-Stein |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Published | October 1, 2010 (Starcherone Books) |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 188 |
| Awards | Starcherone Prize for Innovative Fiction[1] |
| ISBN | 9780984213320 |
| OCLC | 794493974 |
Unclean Jobs for Women and Girls is the debut short story collection of author Alissa Nutting, winner of the Sixth Starcherone Prize for Innovative Fiction.[1] The book was a ForeWord Book of the Year finalist, as well as an Eric Hoffer Montaigne Medal finalist for thought-provoking texts.
Unclean Jobs for Women and Girls, which was first published by Starcherone Books in October 2010 and reprinted in August 2011 by the same publisher,[2] features eighteen dark but humorous short stories that investigates the world of women and girls and their jobs in contemporary society. American novelist Lydia Millet said about the book: "[Alissa] Nutting's outrageous writing makes my face split with laughter ... She's glorious chaos and utterly original."[1][3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Unclean Jobs: Alissa Nutting". Starcherone Books.
- ^ Nutting 2010.
- ^ Nutting 2010, Back cover.
Sources
[edit]- Nutting, Alissa (1 October 2010). Unclean Jobs for Women and Girls. Buffalo, NY: Starcherone Books. ISBN 9780984213351. OCLC 794493974.
External links
[edit]- Unclean Jobs for Women and Girls at the author website.
- "Unclean Jobs for Women and Girls by Alissa Nutting — Reviews, Discussion, Bookclubs, Lists". Goodreads.
- Bensko, Tantra (18 November 2010). "Review of Unclean Jobs for Women and Girls by Alissa Nutting". Speak Without Interruption.
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