Amina Cain

Amina Cain
Amina Cain
Nationality	American
Notable works	Indelicacy

Amina Cain is an American writer, best known for her 2020 novel Indelicacy.

Writing[]

Cain began writing in her last year as an undergraduate.^[1] Cain lived in Chicago during the mid-2000s and later moved to Los Angeles,^[2] where she continues to live as of 2020.^[3]

Writers who have influenced Cain's work include Lydia Davis.^[2] Other writers Cain has expressed an "affinity toward" include Marguerite Duras, Renee Gladman, Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi, and Kate Zambreno.^[2]^[4]

Honors[]

Indelicacy was shortlisted for the 2020 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize^[5]^[6] and for the 2021 Folio Prize.^[7]^[8]

Bibliography[]

Novels[]

Indelicacy (2020)

Short story collections[]

Creature (2013)

References[]

^ Wallach, Lauren (18 June 2014). "I write to see what is inside my mind: An Interview with Amina Cain". HTML Giant. HTML Giant. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Messinger, Jonathan (15 November 2013). "Six Questions for Amina Cain". Chicago Magazine. Chicago Magazine. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
^ Samatar, Sofia (12 March 2020). "The Space of Writing: A Conversation with Amina Cain". Music & Literature. Music & Literature. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
^ "In the Process of Becoming: The Millions Interviews Amina Cain". The Millions. 2020-04-15. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
^ Saka, Rasheeda (1 October 2020). "Here's the shortlist for the Center for Fiction's 2020 First Novel Prize". Literary Hub. Literary Hub. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
^ "Indelicacy". Publishers Weekly. Publishers Weekly. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
^ Flood, Alison (2021-02-11). "Monique Roffey leads strong showing for indies on Rathbones Folio shortlist". the Guardian. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
^ "Folio Prize 2021 shortlist announced". Books+Publishing. 2021-02-11. Retrieved 2021-02-11.

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[1] Wallach, Lauren (18 June 2014). "I write to see what is inside my mind: An Interview with Amina Cain". HTML Giant. HTML Giant. Retrieved 8 January 2021.

[messinger_cm-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Messinger, Jonathan (15 November 2013). "Six Questions for Amina Cain". Chicago Magazine. Chicago Magazine. Retrieved 8 January 2021.

[3] Samatar, Sofia (12 March 2020). "The Space of Writing: A Conversation with Amina Cain". Music & Literature. Music & Literature. Retrieved 8 January 2021.

[4] "In the Process of Becoming: The Millions Interviews Amina Cain". The Millions. 2020-04-15. Retrieved 2021-01-11.

[5] Saka, Rasheeda (1 October 2020). "Here's the shortlist for the Center for Fiction's 2020 First Novel Prize". Literary Hub. Literary Hub. Retrieved 8 January 2021.

[6] "Indelicacy". Publishers Weekly. Publishers Weekly. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2021.

[7] Flood, Alison (2021-02-11). "Monique Roffey leads strong showing for indies on Rathbones Folio shortlist". the Guardian. Retrieved 2021-02-11.

[8] "Folio Prize 2021 shortlist announced". Books+Publishing. 2021-02-11. Retrieved 2021-02-11.

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