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Los Angeles-based author Rachel Kushner covers diverse ground in her new collection of essays, from illegal motorbike racing on Baha Peninsula to recounting time spent in a Palestinian refugee camp.
Written between 2000 and 2020, the essays in The Hard Crowd have drawn comparison to the work of the late Joan Didion, whose dispatches on California culture established her as a leading exponent of New Journalism.
Kushner’s previous books include Telex from Cuba, The Flamethrowers, and The Mars Room, which was shortlisted for the 2018 Man Booker Prize. Her work has appeared in The New Yorker, Harper’s and the Paris Review.
Rachel Kushner will be appearing in conversation with Megan Dunn at Word Christchurch Festival on 2 September. Head over here for more information.
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