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No One Is Talking About This 2021
No One Is Talking About This is a 2021 debut novel by American poet Patricia Lockwood. The book was published simultaneously in the United States and United Kingdom through Riverhead and Bloomsbury respectively. It follows an unnamed woman who lives primarily through social media. Her perspective shifts after her niece’s birth.
Upon release, the novel attracted widespread critical praise and media coverage. Critics drew comparisons between its style, tone, and themes with writers from the American, Irish, and British 20th-century literary tradition such as William Faulkner, James Joyce, Virginia Woolf, and Joan Didion. The work was also described as inheriting elements from Jane Austen's literary legacy. It became one of the most reviewed and acclaimed books of 2021.
The novel was shortlisted for the 2021 Booker Prize, named one of The New York Times’ "10 Best Books of 2021", and awarded the 2022 Dylan Thomas Prize. In 2024, The Atlantic included it among 136 books since 1925 deemed a "Great American Novel".
Details
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Circus (UK), Riverhead Books
- ISBN
- 9780593189580
- Pages
- 210
- Format
- Print, ebook, audiobook, audible
