Katherine Dunn



Katherine Dunn

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gender female
place of birth Kansas City, Kansas, United States
genre Literature & Fiction

about this author

Katherine Dunn is best known for her beloved novel "Geek Love," which was a finalist for the National Book Award in 1989. She is also the author of the novels "Attic" (1970) and "Truck" (1971). A fourth novel, entitled "The Cut Man," has been in-progress for decades and is finally scheduled for a September 2008 release.

Dunn is also known as a prolific sports journalist in the field of boxing, and has written several articles on the subject.

books by Katherine Dunn

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avg rating: 4.04 | 6337 ratings | 9 distinct works
Geek Love: A Novel Geek Love: A Novel (Paperback)
by Katherine Dunn
avg rating 4.06 — 5452 ratings — published 1989
9 editions
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Truck Truck (Paperback)
by Katherine Dunn
avg rating 3.25 — 89 ratings — published 1990
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Death Scenes: A Scrapbook of N... Death Scenes: A Scrapbook of Noir Los Angeles (Hardcover)
by Katherine Dunn
avg rating 3.50 — 12 ratings — published 1995
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Attic Attic (Paperback)
by Katherine Dunn
avg rating 3.50 — 8 ratings — published 1990
3 editions
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Why Do Men Have Nipples? and O... Why Do Men Have Nipples? and Other Low-Life Answers to Real-Life Questions (Paperback)
by Katherine Dunn
avg rating 3.00 — 8 ratings — published 1992
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Jenny Saville and Glen Luchfor... Jenny Saville and Glen Luchford: Closed Contact (Hardcover)
by Katherine Dunn
avg rating 4.33 — 3 ratings — published 2002
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Guyana Guyana (Hardcover)
by Katherine Dunn
avg rating 0.00 — 0 ratings — published 1996
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Where's the Bee: Wire-O Journa... Where's the Bee: Wire-O Journal (Stationery)
by Katherine Dunn
avg rating 0.00 — 0 ratings — published 2001
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The Slice: Information With an... The Slice: Information With an Attitude (Paperback)
by Katherine Dunn
avg rating 0.00 — 0 ratings — published 1989
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quotes by Katherine Dunn

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"When your mama was the geek, my dreamlets," Papa would say, "she made the nipping off of noggins such a crystal mystery that the hens themselves yearned toward her, waltzing around her, hypnotized with longing."
Katherine Dunn (Geek Love: A Novel)
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""The truth is always an insult or a joke, lies are generally tastier. We love them. The nature of lies is to please. Truth has no concern for anyones comfort" - Arturo Binewski."
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"" How deep and sticky is the darkness of childhood how rigid the blades of infant evil which is unadulterated, unrestrained by the conveniant cushions of age and its civilizing anesthesia.""
Katherine Dunn
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