Amina Cain Explained

Amina Cain
Nationality:American
Notableworks:Indelicacy

Amina Cain is an American writer, best known for her 2020 novel Indelicacy.

Writing

Cain began writing in her last year as an undergraduate.[1] Cain lived in Chicago during the mid-2000s and later moved to Los Angeles,[2] where she continues to live .[3]

Writers who have influenced Cain's work include Lydia Davis.[2] Other writers Cain has expressed an "affinity toward" include Marguerite Duras, Renee Gladman, Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi, and Kate Zambreno.[2] [4]

Honors

Indelicacy was shortlisted for the 2020 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize[5] [6] and for the 2021 Folio Prize.[7] [8]

Bibliography

Novels

Short story collections

Nonfiction

Notes and References

  1. News: Wallach . Lauren . I write to see what is inside my mind: An Interview with Amina Cain. 8 January 2021 . HTML Giant . HTML Giant . 18 June 2014.
  2. News: Messinger . Jonathan . Six Questions for Amina Cain . 8 January 2021 . Chicago Magazine . Chicago Magazine . 15 November 2013.
  3. News: Samatar . Sofia . The Space of Writing: A Conversation with Amina Cain . 8 January 2021 . Music & Literature . Music & Literature . 12 March 2020.
  4. Web site: 2020-04-15. In the Process of Becoming: The Millions Interviews Amina Cain. 2021-01-11. The Millions. en-US.
  5. News: Saka . Rasheeda . Here's the shortlist for the Center for Fiction's 2020 First Novel Prize. . 8 January 2021 . Literary Hub . Literary Hub . 1 October 2020.
  6. News: Indelicacy. 8 January 2021 . Publishers Weekly . Publishers Weekly . 1 October 2020.
  7. Web site: Flood. Alison. 2021-02-11. Monique Roffey leads strong showing for indies on Rathbones Folio shortlist. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210210195125/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/feb/10/monique-roffey-leads-strong-showing-for-indies-on-rathbones-folio-shortlist . 2021-02-10 . 2021-02-11. the Guardian. en.
  8. Web site: 2021-02-11. Folio Prize 2021 shortlist announced. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210518095912/https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2021/02/11/162579/folio-prize-2021-shortlist-announced/ . 2021-05-18 . 2021-02-11. Books+Publishing. en-AU.

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