Lionel Shriver
American-British novelist whose We Need to Talk About Kevin, a novel about a school shooter told by his mother, was a global phenomenon. Her fiction confronts social taboos and uncomfortable truths with uncompromising intelligence. She is one of the most provocative literary novelists writing in English.
Works
- We Need to Talk About KevinA mother examines her relationship with her son following his school massacre in letters
- So Much for ThatA woman's early death from disease prompts her husband to confront betrayal and regret
- The Post-Birthday WorldAlternate versions of a woman's life branch from one pivotal romantic choice in each reality
- Big BrotherA woman's weight gain strains her marriage as identity and family loyalties collide
- The MandiblesAn American family navigates financial collapse following a future economic catastrophe