When Watched (Paperback)

Leopoldine Core

ISBN 10: 0143128698 / ISBN 13: 9780143128694

Published by Penguin Putnam Inc, New York, NY, 2016

About this Item

Paperback. A National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 HonoreeWhiting Award WinnerPEN/Hemingway Award FinalistLambda Literary Award FinalistLonglisted for the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Fiction & The Story PrizeCore captures a precious slice of what it is to be human. . . . She reaches moments of extraordinary grace. The New York Times Book ReviewPick up this book and prepare to face sublime recognition. Rookie Full of dazzling insight and empathy. Refinery 29Refreshing, witty, and absolutely close to the heart, Cores twenty stories, set in and around New York City, have an other-worldly quality along with a deep seriousnesseven a moral seriousness. What we know of identity is smashed and in its place, true individuals emerge, each bristling with a unique sexuality, a belief-system all their own. Reminiscent of Jane Bowles, William Burroughs, and Colette, her writing glows with an authenticity that is intoxicating and rare. A debut story collection from a 2015 Whiting Award winner Leopoldine Core, set in and around New York city. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: When Watched (Paperback)
• Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc, New York, NY
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0143128698
• ISBN 13: 9780143128694
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

A National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 Honoree
Whiting Award Winner
PEN/Hemingway Award Finalist
Lambda Literary Award Finalist
Longlisted for the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Fiction & The Story Prize

“Core captures a precious slice of what it is to be human. . . . She reaches moments of extraordinary grace.” —The New York Times Book Review

“Pick up this book and prepare to face sublime recognition.” —Rookie 

“Full of dazzling insight and empathy.” —Refinery 29

Refreshing, witty, and absolutely close to the heart, Core’s twenty stories, set in and around New York City, have an other-worldly quality along with a deep seriousness—even a moral seriousness. What we know of identity is smashed and in its place, true individuals emerge, each bristling with a unique sexuality, a belief-system all their own. Reminiscent of Jane Bowles, William Burroughs, and Colette, her writing glows with an authenticity that is intoxicating and rare.

About the Author

Leopoldine Core was born and raised in New York's East Village and graduated from Hunter College. She is the author of the poetry collection Veronica Bench and the story collection When Watched, which was a finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award. Her fiction and poetry have appeared or are forthcoming in Joyland, Open City, PEN America, Apology Magazine and The Best American Short Stories, among others. She is the recipient of a Whiting Award for fiction, as well as fellowships from The Center for Fiction and The Fine Arts Work Center. She lives in New York.