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| Author | Claire-Louise Bennett |
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| Language | English |
| Publisher | Penguin Random House[1] |
Publication date | 2022 |
| Publication place | England |
| Pages | 288 |
| ISBN | 9780593420492 |
Checkout 19 is a novel by British writer Claire-Louise Bennett. [2][3] It is Bennet's second book, after 2015's Pond. It was selected for The New York Times's "10 Best Books of 2022" list.[4] The book was also shortlisted for the Goldsmiths Prize, which seeks to celebrate novels which expand the possibilities of the novel as an art form.[5] The novel follows an unnamed female narrator from early childhood to adulthood, documenting her interactions with books and how those interactions shaped her life. The book has been described as an example of autofiction, or a fictionalized, autobiographical account of Bennett's life.
- ^ "Checkout 19 by Claire-Louise Bennett: 9780593420508 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books". PenguinRandomhouse.com.
- ^ Lindell, Jasper (June 17, 2022). "Review: In Checkout 19, Claire-Louise Bennett works in the thin space between literature and life". The Canberra Times.
- ^ Hephzibah Anderson (August 30, 2020). "Checkout 19 by Claire-Louise Bennett review – portrait of a lady". The Guardian. Guardian News & Media Limited. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
- ^ "The 10 Best Books of 2022". The New York Times. November 29, 2022. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
- ^ "Checkout 19". Goldsmiths, University of London.