Karen Russell
American novelist and short-story writer whose swampy magical realist fiction is set in a phantasmagoric Florida. Swamplandia! was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. She is one of the most inventive and entertaining young American literary voices.
Works
- St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by WolvesStory about girls raised by wolves learning civilization at a Catholic school
- Swamplandia!Novel set in a gothic theme park about a family in decline
- Vampires in the Lemon GroveStory collection exploring magical realism in contemporary settings
- Sleep Donation
- Orange WorldStory collection blending magical realism with contemporary social anxieties