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Author | Caitlín R. Kiernan |
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Language | English |
Genre | Science fiction, dark fantasy |
Set in | Providence, Rhode Island |
Publisher | Roc Books (Penguin) |
Publication date | June 3, 2012 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Paperback |
Pages | 336 pp. (1st pb) |
Awards | Tiptree (2012) Stoker—Novel (2012) |
ISBN | 9780451464163 (1st pb) |
OCLC | 727703192 |
813/.54 | |
LC Class | PS3561.I358 D76 2012 |
Preceded by | The Red Tree |
Followed by | Blood Oranges |
The Drowning Girl: A Memoir is a 2012 dark fantasy novel by American writer Caitlín R. Kiernan, set in Providence, Rhode Island.[1] The story's protagonist and unreliable narrator, India Morgan Phelps (also known as Imp), has schizophrenia.[2]
It has been described as an "eerie masterpiece of literary horror and dark fantasy" containing elements of magical realism.[3] It has also been described as semi-autobiographical.[4] The novel has been translated into a number of languages, including French, German, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Romanian, and Turkish.