Ottessa Moshfegh's Painful, Funny Novel of a Young Woman's
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In “My Year of Rest and Relaxation,” Moshfegh turns her withering attention to the gleaming absurdities of pre-9/11 New York City, where everyone but the narrator seems beset with delusional optimism.
Jia Tolentino reviews “My Year of Rest and Relaxation,” by Ottessa Moshfegh, and compares it to the novelist’s earlier work, including “Eileen” and “Homesick for Another World.”
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On Literary Apathy: Forms of Dis/Affection in My Year of Rest and Relaxation (2018)
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By Heart: Ottessa Moshfegh on Writing Through Depression - The Atlantic