I Am Homeless if This Is Not My Home is a 2023 novel by American novelist Lorrie Moore. It was her fourth published novel,[1][2][3] and was the winner of the 2023 National Book Critics Circle Award (NBCC Award) in Fiction.[4]
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Author | Lorrie Moore |
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Language | English |
Genre | Fiction |
Publisher | Alfred A. Knopf |
Publication date | 2023 |
Pages | 193 |
ISBN | 9780307594143 |
OCLC | 1322836490 |
Synopsis
editA man goes on a road trip with his dead ex-girlfriend.
Critical reception
editVox wrote "This is a strange and beautiful book, and when you try to catch it in your hands, it dissolves."[3]
Upon receiving the 2023 NBCC Award for Fiction, the NBCC committee declared that:
“I Am Homeless if This Is Not My Home is a heartbreaking and hilarious ghost story about a man who considers what it means to be human in a world infected by, as Moore puts it, ‘voluntary insanity.’ It’s an unforgettable achievement from a landmark American author.”[5]
References
edit- ^ Garner, Dwight (June 12, 2023). "In Love, on the road and Undead". The New York Times.
- ^ Boe, Meredith (June 23, 2023). "Death's Blurred Lines in "I Am Homeless If This Is Not My Home"". Chicago Review of Books.
- ^ a b Grady, Constance (June 20, 2023). "In Lorrie Moore's new book, a man and his dead ex-girlfriend go on a road trip". Vox.
- ^ "The National Book Critics Circle Awards". Archived from the original on 2024-04-06.
- ^ "National Book Critics Circle Announces Winners for Publishing Year 2023". 22 March 2024. Archived from the original on 2024-03-24.
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