Indelicacy
Амина Кейн
In "a strangely ageless world somewhere between Emily Dickinson and David Lynch" (Blake Butler), a cleaning woman at a museum of art nurtures aspirations to do more than simply dust the paintings around her. She dreams of having the liberty to explore them in writing, and so must find a way to win herself the time and security to use her mind. She escapes her lot by marrying a rich man, but having gained a husband, a house, high society, and a maid, she finds that her new life of privilege is no less constrained. Not only has she taken up different forms of time-consuming labor—social and erotic—but she is now, however passively, forcing…
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2021 г. — Фолио (Премия Фолио)
2020 г. — Премия Центра художественной литературы за первый роман
2020 г. — Премия Центра художественной литературы за первый роман
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Я будто прожила чей-то сон. От меня ускользает смысл. Начало книги идеальное продолжение ее конца.
Indelicacy - lacking in consideration for the feelings of others; tactless.