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Alissa Nutting
Alissa Nutting is the author of the dark satirical novel Tampa and the short story collection Unclean Jobs for Women and Girls. Her writing often uses humor to explore uncomfortable social themes and surreal situations.
Unclean Jobs for Women and Girls
Synopsis
"Nutting's outrageous writing makes my face split with laughter. . . . She's glorious chaos and utterly original."--Lydia Millet "A dark catalog of behavior for her characters and the result is a kind of human bestiary, if humans were programmed to go down in flames, to run themselves aground, to seek ruin on every occasion. . . . (They) illuminate how people hide behind their pursuits, concealing what matters most to them while striving, and usually failing, to be loved."--Ben Marcus Alissa Nutting's collection is reminiscent of George Saunders' or Aimee Bender's earlier work where nothing is held back and anything goes. Alissa Nuttingis fiction editor of the literary journalWitness and managing editor ofFairy Tale Review.