Amina Cain
Amina Cain | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Notable works | Indelicacy |
Amina Cain is an American writer, best known for her 2020 novel Indelicacy.
Writing
[edit]Cain began writing in her last year as an undergraduate.[1] Cain lived in Chicago during the mid-2000s and later moved to Los Angeles,[2] where she continues to live as of 2020[update].[3]
Writers who have influenced Cain's work include Lydia Davis.[2] Other writers Cain has expressed an "affinity toward" include Marguerite Duras, Renee Gladman, Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi, and Kate Zambreno.[2][4]
Honors
[edit]Indelicacy was shortlisted for the 2020 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize[5][6] and for the 2021 Folio Prize.[7][8]
Bibliography
[edit]Novels
[edit]- Indelicacy (2020)
Short story collections
[edit]- I Go to Some Hollow (2009)
- Creature (2013)
Nonfiction
[edit]- A Horse at Night: On Writing (2022)
References
[edit]- ^ Wallach, Lauren (18 June 2014). "I write to see what is inside my mind: An Interview with Amina Cain". HTML Giant. HTML Giant. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ a b c Messinger, Jonathan (15 November 2013). "Six Questions for Amina Cain". Chicago Magazine. Chicago Magazine. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ Samatar, Sofia (12 March 2020). "The Space of Writing: A Conversation with Amina Cain". Music & Literature. Music & Literature. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ "In the Process of Becoming: The Millions Interviews Amina Cain". The Millions. 2020-04-15. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
- ^ Saka, Rasheeda (1 October 2020). "Here's the shortlist for the Center for Fiction's 2020 First Novel Prize". Literary Hub. Literary Hub. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ "Indelicacy". Publishers Weekly. Publishers Weekly. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ Flood, Alison (2021-02-11). "Monique Roffey leads strong showing for indies on Rathbones Folio shortlist". the Guardian. Archived from the original on 2021-02-10. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
- ^ "Folio Prize 2021 shortlist announced". Books+Publishing. 2021-02-11. Archived from the original on 2021-05-18. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
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