Outline (novel)

Outline is a novel by Rachel Cusk,[1] the first in a trilogy known as The Outline trilogy,[2] which also contains the novels Transit and Kudos. It was chosen by The New York Times critics as one of the 15 remarkable books by women that are "shaping the way we read and write fiction in the 21st century."[3] The New Yorker has called the novel "autobiographical fiction."[4]

Outline
First edition (UK)
AuthorRachel Cusk
LanguageEnglish
GenreFiction
PublisherFaber and Faber (UK), Farrar, Straus and Giroux (US)
Publication date
2014 (United Kingdom), 2015 (United States)
Pages256
ISBN978-0-374-22834-7
LC ClassPR6053.U825 O68 2015
Followed byTransit 

Plot

An English woman writer flies to Athens to teach a summer writing workshop. On the plane, she meets an older Greek bachelor[5] who tells her about his two failed marriages. The next day she meets with an Irish colleague from the writing school who also tells her his life story. In every chapter, the writer meets people and engages in long conversations on topics such as love, fiction, marriage, and intimacy.[6]

Reception

Outline was named one of The New York Times Top Ten books of 2015.[7]

It made the 2014 shortlist of the Goldsmiths Prize,[8] the 2015 shortlist of the Folio Prize,[9] and the 2015 shortlist of the Bailey Women's Prize for Fiction.[10]

Outline ended up as 34th best book of the 21st century in The 100 best books of the 21st century list by The Guardian[11]

References
  1. "Outline | Rachel Cusk | Macmillan". US Macmillan. Retrieved 2018-12-26.
  2. "Macmillan: Series: Outline Trilogy". US Macmillan. Retrieved 2018-12-26.
  3. Garner, Dwight; Sehgal, Parul; Szalai, Jennifer (2018-03-05). "The New Vanguard". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-12-26.
  4. Blair, Elaine (2015-01-05). "All Told". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2018-12-26.
  5. Garner, Dwight (2015-01-06). "An Appeal to Listen and Learn". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-12-26.
  6. Lasdun, James (2014-09-03). "Outline by Rachel Cusk review – vignettes from a writing workshop". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2018-12-26.
  7. "The 10 Best Books of 2015". The New York Times. 2015-12-03. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-12-26.
  8. "The Goldsmiths Prize 2014". Goldsmiths, University of London. Retrieved 2018-12-26.
  9. Michel, Lincoln (2015-02-09). "The 2015 Folio Prize Shortlist". Electric Literature. Retrieved 2018-12-26.
  10. "Baileys Women's prize for Fiction announce 2015 shortlist". Women's Prize for Fiction. 2015-04-13. Retrieved 2018-12-26.
  11. Guardian Staff (2019-09-21). "The 100 best books of the 21st century". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
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