Deb Olin Unferth




Deb Olin Unferth

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American short-story writer and novelist. She is the author of a collection of stories, Minor Robberies, and a novel, Vacation, both published by McSweeney's.

Her stories have appeared in Harper's, Fence, AGNI and other magazines. She is a frequent contributor to Noon. In 2009 she received a Creative Capital Grant from the Warhol Foundation and was also the recipient of the Cabell First Novelist Award for Vacation.[1] She also has received a Pushcart Prize.[2]

Unferth currently teaches creative writing at Wesleyan University.




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One Hundred and Forty Five Sto... One Hundred and Forty Five Stories in a Small Box: Hard to Admit and Harder to Escape, How the Water Feels to the Fishes, and Minor Robberies
by Sarah Manguso, Dave Eggers, Deb Olin Unferth
avg rating 4.12 — 266 ratings — published 2007
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Vacation Vacation
by Deb Olin Unferth
avg rating 3.70 — 238 ratings — published 2008
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The Apocalypse Reader The Apocalypse Reader
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avg rating 3.40 — 67 ratings — published 2007
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The Open Face Sandwich, 1 The Open Face Sandwich, 1
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avg rating 4.57 — 14 ratings — published 2008
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