One of the most gifted and exciting young writers in America, she shows us uncomfortable things, and makes us look at them forensically – until we find, suddenly, that we are really looking at ourselves.

There’s not a throw-away story in the collection.

The flesh is weak the timber is crooked people are cruel to each other, and stupid, and hurtful, but beauty comes from strange sources, and the dark energy surging through these stories is oddly and powerfully invigorating. Homesick for Another World is an impressive study of human vulnerability and self-deception, through which the reader is guided by a cynical and darkly funny literary voice. Her characters are all unsteady on their feet all yearning for connection and betterment, in very different ways, but each of them seems destined to be tripped up by their own baser impulses. The stories are united by a sense of longing, though this longing is often undefined.

There’s something eerily unsettling about Ottessa Moshfegh’s stories, something almost dangerous while also being delightful – and often even weirdly hilarious. An illustration of two cells of a film strip. Homesick for Another World: Stories Hardcover Januby Ottessa Moshfegh (Author) 1,989 ratings Editors' pick Best Literature & Fiction See all formats and editions Kindle 7.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 42.94 21 Used from 7.62 9 New from 38.87 3 Collectible from 39. In her collection of short stories, Homesick for Another World, Ottessa Moshfegh presents a parade of quirky characters who deal with life in a decidedly different way than normal. An electrifying, prizewinning short story collection from the Booker-shortlisted author of Eileen and My Year of Rest and Relaxation. Homesick for Another World abuses its chosen genre, just as Moshfegh intended, but in the way that Dr.

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