Elizabeth McCracken
American novelist and short-story writer whose fiction blends dark humor with profound emotional depth. The Giant's House was a finalist for the National Book Award. Bowlaway and The Souvenir Museum demonstrate her range as a literary entertainer.
Works
- The Giant's HouseA librarian falls in love with a man who grows to extraordinary height
- Niagara Falls All Over AgainA vaudeville performer tells his forgotten life in show business and love
- An Exact Replica of a Figment of My ImaginationA woman grapples with grief after losing her son and inventing false memories
- BowlawayA woman discovers a world of bowling lanes, community, and transgressive family
- The Souvenir MuseumA collection of linked stories about ordinary objects and extraordinary human lives