Eileen (novel)

Eileen
	First edition
Author	Ottessa Moshfegh
Cover artist	Thomas Ott
Country	United States
Language	English
Published	2015
Publisher	Penguin Press
Media type	Print (hardcover)
Pages	272 pp
ISBN	978-1594206627

Eileen is a 2015 novel by Ottessa Moshfegh, published by Penguin Press.^[1]^[2] It is Moshfegh's first novel.^[3] It was shortlisted for the 2016 Man Booker Prize in September of that year.

Premise[]

The story concerns an unhappy 24-year-old woman named Eileen who works at a prison, and what happens to her during a bitter Massachusetts winter in 1964.

Characters[]

Eileen Dunlop
Eileen's father
Rebecca, a co-worker of Eileen's
Joanie, Eileen's sister
Lee Polk, a boy in the prison where Eileen works

Reception[]

The novel was well received by The New York Times.^[4] It won the Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award.^[5]

Film Adaption[]

in 2021 Thomasin McKenzie and Anne Hathaway were cast in leading roles and filming on New Jersey ^[6]

Awards[]

2016 Man Booker Prize, shortlistee.^[7]
2016 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award

References[]

^ Zimmerman, Jean (23 August 2015). "'Eileen' Is Dark, Damaged Fun". NPR. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
^ P. Sullivan, Kevin (14 August 2015). "Eileen". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
^ Kiesling, Lydia (20 August 2015). "Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh review – an odd double of Plath's Bell Jar". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
^ King, Lily (14 August 2015). "'Eileen,' by Ottessa Moshfegh". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
^ Mark Shanahan (March 16, 2016). "Newton's Ottessa Moshfegh wins 2016 PEN/Hemingway Award". Boston Globe. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
^ "Anne Hathaway and Thomasin McKenzie team up for Eileen". Cinema Express.
^ Alice (September 13, 2016). "Man Booker Prize announces 2016 shortlist". Man Booker. Retrieved July 27, 2016.

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[1] Zimmerman, Jean (23 August 2015). "'Eileen' Is Dark, Damaged Fun". NPR. Retrieved 24 August 2015.

[2] P. Sullivan, Kevin (14 August 2015). "Eileen". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 24 August 2015.

[3] Kiesling, Lydia (20 August 2015). "Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh review – an odd double of Plath's Bell Jar". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 August 2015.

[4] King, Lily (14 August 2015). "'Eileen,' by Ottessa Moshfegh". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 August 2015.

[5] Mark Shanahan (March 16, 2016). "Newton's Ottessa Moshfegh wins 2016 PEN/Hemingway Award". Boston Globe. Retrieved June 22, 2016.

[6] "Anne Hathaway and Thomasin McKenzie team up for Eileen". Cinema Express.

[7] Alice (September 13, 2016). "Man Booker Prize announces 2016 shortlist". Man Booker. Retrieved July 27, 2016.

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