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- Nell Freudenberger's brilliantly observed debut story collectionThe debut collection of Nell Freudenberger, who first came to national attention with the 2001 New Yorker publication of the title story, Lucky Girls encompasses five novella length stories set in Southeast Asia and on the Indian subcontinent.
- Author(s): Nell Freudenberger
- 256 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Short Stories (single author)
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First highlighted in the "New Yorker" fiction issue, "Lucky Girls" is a collection of five novella-like stories that take place mostly in Asia--the debut of a new talent and a "New York Times" Notable Book.Book Synopsis
Nell Freudenberger's brilliantly observed debut story collection
The debut collection of Nell Freudenberger, who first came to national attention with the 2001 New Yorker publication of the title story, Lucky Girls encompasses five novella length stories set in Southeast Asia and on the Indian subcontinent.
In "Lucky Girls," an American woman who has been involved in a five-year affair with a married Indian man feels bound, following his untimely death, to her memories of him and to her adopted country. And in "Letter from the Last Bastion," a teenage girl begins a correspondence with a middle aged male novelist, who, having built his reputation writing about his experiences as a soldier in Vietnam, confides in her the secret truth of those experiences, and the lie that has defined his life as a man.
From the Back Cover
These five stories follow young women living far from home, coping with new and often unfamiliar rules, as they confront the compelling circumstances of adult love. The rich, unforgettable tales in this collection, set in Southeast Asia and on the Indian subcontinent, showcase a writer of exceptional talent, one of today's most gifted and exciting young voices.
Review Quotes
At 22, Nell Freudenberger--arguably the summer's hottest young writer--turned down a job at Random House. Smart move. She went to Bangkok instead, teaching English to 15-year-olds, and then spent the following summers exploring India. Her exotic travels, and the inevitable loneliness a foreigner feels in a borrowed country, shape the five stories in her eagerly awaited debut collection. -- Entertainment Weekly
"Throughout the book...are moments of sharp humor and wise insight." -- Los Angeles Times
"Lucky Girls is a beautiful story that has a graceful simplicity." -- People
"Young writers as ambitious--and as good--as Nell Freudenberger give us reason for hope." -- New York Times Book Review
"Skillful and assured...Freudenberger's prose is smooth. -- Raleigh News & Observer
"[Freudenberger's] stories have the complex nuances of a mature writer." -- Speakeasy magazine
"In simple, elegant prose, she renders foreign landscapes with unsentimental precision." -- Vogue
"These tales measure the distance between parents and daughters and natives and arrivistes with uncommon grace and a dash of Lorrie Moore-like deadpan. But it's the final story -- a poignant collage of letter and novel in which a 17-year-old girl recounts the life and times of an author in his twilight -- that will leave you eagerly anticipating a Freudenberger novel." -- Elle
"Freudenberger is...a fantastic writer." -- Houston Press
"Extraordinary stories." -- The Journal News
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