Karen Russell
Goodreads Author
Born
in Miami, The United States
Genre
Influences
Member Since
September 2011
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Swamplandia!
52 editions
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published
2011
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Vampires in the Lemon Grove: Stories
29 editions
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published
2013
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St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves
34 editions
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published
2005
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Orange World and Other Stories
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Sleep Donation
15 editions
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published
2014
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Stag
2 editions
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published
2022
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The Graveless Doll of Eric Mutis
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2013
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Haunting Olivia
2 editions
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2005
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Reeling for the Empire
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Black Corfu
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“The beginning of the end can feel a lot like the middle when you are living in it.”
― Swamplandia!
― Swamplandia!
“My older sister has entire kingdoms inside of her, and some of them are only accessible at certain seasons, in certain kinds of weather.”
― St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves
― St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves
“Hopes were wallflowers. Hopes hugged the perimeter of a dance floor in your brain, tugging at their party lace, all perfume and hems and doomed expectation. They fanned their dance cards, these guests that pressed against the walls of your heart.”
― Swamplandia!
― Swamplandia!
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