16 results for 'Ottessa Moshfegh'

A young woman, recent graduate and Columbia University alumnus, navigates the bleakness of her life in 2000s New York City. Her world is one of wealth and possibility, yet she feels a dark and...

A cleaner begins her shift in a corporate office block, unaware that tonight will be different. As she cleans and tidies, she uncovers secrets and confronts the unexpected. Her job is to keep...

A cleaner begins her shift in a corporate office block, unaware that this ordinary night will reveal an extraordinary secret. As she cleans and tidies, she uncovers hints of a hidden world behind the...

Zadie Smith praises Ottessa Moshfegh's electrifying short story collection, describing it as "cinematic - vivid, immediate". Moshfegh's writing is marked by a dark energy that is both unsettling and...

Ottessa Moshfegh's debut short story collection is a masterful exploration of the human condition, delving into the complexities of self-deception and the darker aspects of human nature. With a...

Eileen A Novel by Ottessa Moshfegh is a dark and surprising novel about a young woman's struggle to escape her miserable life. At twenty-four, Eileen is trapped in a dead-end job and caring for her...

Salem, Massachusetts, 1851. A man lies in the hold, his memories hazy and his situation uncertain. He may have killed a man, or been the victim of a crime. As he struggles to recall the truth, he's...

A woman with no name, young, thin, pretty, and recently graduated, lives in an Upper East Side apartment paid for by her inheritance. She longs to lose herself completely, feeling suffocated by the...

My Year of Rest and Relaxation is a razor-sharp satire about a young woman's quest for solitude in a world that seems to be moving too fast. On the surface, her life appears perfect, but beneath the...

Lapvona is a dark and unsettling novel that challenges the conventions of family and parental relations. In a medieval village ravaged by natural disasters, a young boy named Marek finds himself at...

Eileen Dunlop's Christmas is little cheer. Trapped between caring for her father and her job at the boys' prison, she finds solace in dreams of escape to the big city. Nights and weekends are filled...

McGlue, the first novella from Booker-shortlisted author Ottessa Moshfegh, is a dark and unforgettable tale of a man's desperate search for a drink. After a night of drinking, he finds himself in a...

Bonnie Lincoln just wants to be left alone. She's escaped into a world of obsessive imagination, where the nostalgic glow of her favorite TV show, Three's Company, is her sanctuary. But when she wins...

Vesta's daily walk with her dog in the woods near her home takes an unsettling turn when she comes across a chilling handwritten note. The note is addressed to her, but it's not from her - it's from...

Shirley Jackson meets Ottessa Moshfegh meets My Sister the Serial Killer in a brilliantly unsettling and darkly funny debut novel. Mrs March, the dutiful wife of a bestselling author, lives an...

Rebecca Gisler's debut novel explores the complex ways we order our lives, for better or worse. When an unnamed young woman moves to care for her uncle, she finds herself relying on him in a world...