Book · 2015 · Fiction, psychological
Eileen
- mentions
- 7
- people
- 6
- podcasts
- 2
- episodes
- 6
- recommendation
- 1
But she is a American author who wrote a book called Eileen that won a lot of awards a few years ago.
What they say about it
- Publication and author background“a novel called Eileen”2
The best things said about it
Essa M's novel Eileen is on the list and that is about a 24-year-old woman named eileene who was caring for her alcoholic father.
I published a novel called Eileen in 2015 and it was the first time that I had any media attention.
When eileene came out she gave this wild profile in the guardian where she explained Essa is candid about Eileen being a deliberate exercise and playing with the format of commercial fiction to get attention of big Publishers.
6 people who brought it up
Why people recommend it
Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh is a dark, provocative debut novel about a troubled young woman working in a juvenile detention facility who becomes entangled in a sinister disappearance. The book generated substantial discussion and acclaim across various platforms. On The Book Review, Bill Clegg mentioned Moshfegh's newly published novel, noting that it had earned a prominent cover review. Alexandra Alter outlined the premise of the story on the same podcast, highlighting its twenty-four-year-old protagonist who cares for her alcoholic father. Ottessa Moshfegh herself appeared on the podcast to reflect on her early media attention and to discuss how she intentionally crafted a protagonist unlike traditional commercial heroines. Greg Coles also discussed the debut work after finally getting around to reading it, while MJ Franklin analyzed a profile in the Guardian where Moshfegh explained that Eileen was a deliberate exercise in manipulating the conventions of commercial fiction to catch the attention of major publishers. Additionally, Dan Pfeiffer referenced the novel on Pod Save America while discussing Moshfegh's broader literary career and the numerous awards her work has received over the years. These conversations underscore the novel's impact as a striking debut that challenged traditional storytelling expectations and established the author as a major contemporary voice.
Every mention
Bill Clegg um otessa mheg who has a novel called Eileen which has just published and um we reviewed on our cover 1
“um otessa mheg who has a novel called Eileen which has just published and um we reviewed on our cover”
Ottessa Moshfegh I published a novel called eileene in 2015 and it was the first time that I had any media attention 2
“I published a novel called eileene in 2015 and it was the first time that I had any media attention”
“the other thing is I I had published in eileene a character who was not all of these things”
Alexandra Alter Essa M's novel Eileen is on the list and that is about a 24-year-old woman named eileene who was caring for… 1
“Essa M's novel Eileen is on the list and that is about a 24-year-old woman named eileene who was caring for her alcoholic father”
Dan Pfeiffer but she is a American author who wrote a book called Eileen that won a lot of awards a few years ago 1
“but she is a American author who wrote a book called Eileen that won a lot of awards a few years ago”
Greg Cowles it's a novel that came out um last year that I had not gotten around to reading yet called e it's a debut n… 1
“it's a novel that came out um last year that I had not gotten around to reading yet called e it's a debut novel by a writer a young writer named otessa MOS”
MJ Franklin when eileene came out she gave this wild profile in the guardian where she explained Essa is candid about E… 1
“when eileene came out she gave this wild profile in the guardian where she explained Essa is candid about Eileen being a deliberate exercise and playing with the format of commercial fiction to get attention of big Publishers”
Also mentioned in the same episodes
Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
“you may remember um that shortly before Christmas I was reading her novel Eileen which came out in 2015”
“and a genre bending debut novel Eileen by Essa m”