For the Roy Lichtenstein painting, see Drowning Girl.
2012 novel by Caitlín R. Kiernan
The Drowning Girl: A Memoir
Cover of 2012 Penguin paperback
Author
Caitlín R. Kiernan
Country
United States
Language
English
Genre
Science fiction/dark fantasy
Publisher
Roc Books (Penguin)
Publication date
March 6, 2012 (2012-03-06)
Media type
Paperback
Pages
352 pp.
Awards
James Tiptree, Jr. Award (won) Bram Stoker Award for Novel (won) Nebula Award for Best Novel (nom.) Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (finalist) Shirley Jackson Award (nom.) Mythopoeic Award (nom.)
ISBN
9780451464163
Preceded by
The Red Tree (2009)
Followed by
Blood Oranges (2013)
The Drowning Girl: A Memoir is a 2012 novel by American writer Caitlín R. Kiernan, set in Providence, Rhode Island.[1] The story's protagonist and unreliable narrator, India Morgan Phelps (also known as Imp), has schizophrenia.[2]
It has been described as an "eerie masterpiece of literary horror and dark fantasy" containing elements of magical realism.[3] It has also been described as semi-autobiographical.[4] The novel has been translated into a number of languages, including French, German, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Romanian, and Turkish.
^Elizabeth Bear (January 13, 2012), "The Drowning Girl review", Elizabeth Bear blog
^Downs, Alison (March 1, 2012), "The Drowning Girl", The Booklist, 108 (13): 53(subscription required)
^Cassada, Jackie (March 15, 2012), "Science Fiction/Fantasy, March 15, 2012", Library Journal, 137 (5), archived from the original on March 3, 2014, retrieved 2013-05-13
^Elizabeth Donovan (February 22, 2012), Rhode Island Voices: Caitlin Kiernan, Kingstown, Rhode Island: North Kingstown Free Library, retrieved 2013-05-13
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