Nell Freudenberger
American novelist and short-story writer whose debut collection Lucky Girls won the PEN/Malamud Award. Her novels The Dissident and The Newlyweds explore cross-cultural encounters with psychological precision. She is one of the most admired younger American novelists.
Works
- Lucky GirlsStories of women in relationships crossing continents, culture, and expectation
- The DissidentChinese dissident settles in America, navigating marriage and political alienation
- The NewlywedsMarriage between young immigrant woman and American man in Bangladesh conflict
- Lost and WantedMathematician and physicist discover connection through loss and technological possibility
- The LimitsNovel about boundaries, isolation, and connection in contemporary American life