Ottessa Moshfegh's Reading List

Ottessa Moshfegh, author most recently of the novel My Year of Rest and Relaxation, would invite Edith Wharton, Ralph Ellison and Charles Bukowski to dinner.

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By the Book: Ottessa Moshfegh (2018)

NYT By the Book column (2018-06-28).

Source: www.nytimes.com

Coming Through Slaughter

Michael Ondaatje · Buy on Amazon

"Coming Through Slaughter, a short novel by Michael Ondaatje about the insane jazz genius Buddy Bolden. When you're a writer, watching another writer do things with language you can't possibly explain or parse out is totally jarring and fantastical."

You Are Having a Good Time

Amie Barrodale · Buy on Amazon

"I recommended Amie Barrodale's collection, You Are Having a Good Time. It's one of my favorite books. Like Ondaatje, Barrodale makes me hold my head and ask, How?"

Working

Studs Terkel · Buy on Amazon

"Working: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do, the oral history by Studs Terkel from 1974. I'd suggest this because it's very readable and because it might give the president some insight into the everyday lives of Americans."

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