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Rachel Cusk


Canada (b.1967)

Rachel Cusk was born in Canada in 1967 and spent much of her childhood in Los Angeles before attending a convent school in England. She studied English at New College, Oxford, and has travelled extensively in Spain and Central America.
 

Genres: Literary Fiction
 
Series
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   1. Outline (2014)
   2. Transit (2016)
   3. Kudos (2018)
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Novels
   Saving Agnes (1993)
   The Temporary (1995)
   The Country Life (1997)
   The Lucky Ones (2003)
   In the Fold (2005)
   Arlington Park (2006)
   The Bradshaw Variations (2009)
   Second Place (2021)
   Parade (2024)
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Plays
   Medea (2015)
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Non fiction
   A Life's Work (2001)
   The Last Supper (2009)
   Aftermath (2012)
   Coventry (2019)
   Marble in Metamorphosis (2022)
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Omnibus editions
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Awards
Whitbread Prize Best First Novel winner (1993) : Saving Agnes
Whitbread Prize Best Novel nominee (2003) : The Lucky Ones
Booker Prize Best Novel nominee (2005) : In the Fold
Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction Best Book nominee (2007) : Arlington Park
Women's Prize For Fiction Best Novel nominee (2007) : Arlington Park
Goldsmiths Prize Best Book nominee (2014) : Outline
Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction Best Book nominee (2015) : Outline
Rathbone Folio Prize Best Book nominee (2015) : Outline
Women's Prize For Fiction Best Novel nominee (2015) : Outline
Goldsmiths Prize Best Book nominee (2016) : Transit
Goldsmiths Prize Best Book nominee (2018) : Kudos
Booker Prize Best Novel nominee (2021) : Second Place


Rachel Cusk recommends
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Non-Fiction (2022)
Julie Myerson
"[A] glitteringly painful novel, so steady and clear in its analysis of addiction, creativity, and the factors that determine female and familial identity."
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Shelter in Place (2020)
David Leavitt
"Very funny and unexpected, a material response to our times, plush as velvet."

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