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Ottessa Moshfegh: My Year of Rest and Relaxation

World Book Club by BBC

Mar 1, 202558:00Society & Culture

Harriett Gilbert is joined by one of the boldest writers of her generation, Ottessa Moshfegh, to delve into her second novel My Year of Rest and Relaxation. This twisted Sleeping Beauty story is told from the perspective...

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