Alex Clark

Dreams of oblivion

To escape the superficial life that surrounds her, a rich Manhattan orphan puts herself to sleep for a year in order to experience rebirth

issue 28 July 2018

  • My Year of Rest and Relaxation

    Ottessa Moshfegh

    Cape, pp. 288

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