Rachel Cusk
British-Canadian novelist whose Outline Trilogy transformed autofiction into a radical and widely influential form. Her earlier autobiographical works on motherhood and divorce were equally controversial and celebrated. She is one of the most formally innovative and discussed novelists working in English.
Works
- OutlineNovel of conversation and memory between a woman and a famous novelist
- TransitNovel exploring displacement, marriage, and identity in contemporary Rome
- KudosNovel about a writer navigating a literary festival and personal fragmentation
- Arlington ParkNovel set in suburban London examining family life and social constraint
- A Life's WorkMemoir about motherhood, desire, and the author's path to writing