Russell, Karen 1981-
Overview
Works: | 45 works in 205 publications in 13 languages and 10,590 library holdings |
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Genres: | Fiction Short stories Fantasy fiction Psychological fiction Paranormal fiction History Domestic fiction |
Roles: | Author, Thesis advisor |
Classifications: | PS3618.U755, 813.6 |
Publication Timeline
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Most widely held works by
Karen Russell
Swamplandia! by
Karen Russell(
Book
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75 editions published between 1220 and 2015 in 13 languages and held by 3,810 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Twelve year old Ava must travel into the Underworld part of the swamp in order to save her family's dynasty of Bigtree alligator wrestling. This novel takes us to the swamps of the Florida Everglades, and introduces us to Ava Bigtree, an unforgettable young heroine. The Bigtree alligator wrestling dynasty is in decline, and Swamplandia!, their island home and gator wrestling theme park, formerly no. 1 in the region, is swiftly being encroached upon by a fearsome and sophisticated competitor called the World of Darkness. Ava's mother, the park's indomitable headliner, has just died; her sister, Ossie, has fallen in love with a spooky character known as the Dredgeman, who may or may not be an actual ghost; and her brilliant big brother, Kiwi, who dreams of becoming a scholar, has just defected to the World of Darkness in a last ditch effort to keep their family business from going under. Ava's father, affectionately known as Chief Bigtree, is AWOL; and that leaves Ava, a resourceful but terrified thirteen, to manage ninety eight gators as well as her own grief. Against a backdrop of hauntingly fecund plant life animated by ancient lizards and lawless hungers, the author has written a novel about a family's struggle to stay afloat in a world that is inexorably sinking
75 editions published between 1220 and 2015 in 13 languages and held by 3,810 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Twelve year old Ava must travel into the Underworld part of the swamp in order to save her family's dynasty of Bigtree alligator wrestling. This novel takes us to the swamps of the Florida Everglades, and introduces us to Ava Bigtree, an unforgettable young heroine. The Bigtree alligator wrestling dynasty is in decline, and Swamplandia!, their island home and gator wrestling theme park, formerly no. 1 in the region, is swiftly being encroached upon by a fearsome and sophisticated competitor called the World of Darkness. Ava's mother, the park's indomitable headliner, has just died; her sister, Ossie, has fallen in love with a spooky character known as the Dredgeman, who may or may not be an actual ghost; and her brilliant big brother, Kiwi, who dreams of becoming a scholar, has just defected to the World of Darkness in a last ditch effort to keep their family business from going under. Ava's father, affectionately known as Chief Bigtree, is AWOL; and that leaves Ava, a resourceful but terrified thirteen, to manage ninety eight gators as well as her own grief. Against a backdrop of hauntingly fecund plant life animated by ancient lizards and lawless hungers, the author has written a novel about a family's struggle to stay afloat in a world that is inexorably sinking
Vampires in the lemon grove : stories by
Karen Russell(
Book
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14 editions published between 2013 and 2014 in English and held by 2,315 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Six short stories with subjects ranging from a dejected teenager who discovers that the universe is communicating with him through talismanic objects left behind in a seagull's nest to two vampires in a sun-drenched lemon grove who try helplessly to slake their thirst for blood
14 editions published between 2013 and 2014 in English and held by 2,315 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Six short stories with subjects ranging from a dejected teenager who discovers that the universe is communicating with him through talismanic objects left behind in a seagull's nest to two vampires in a sun-drenched lemon grove who try helplessly to slake their thirst for blood
St. Lucy's home for girls raised by wolves by
Karen Russell(
Book
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19 editions published between 2006 and 2008 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,382 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
These ten extraordinary stories introduce a new talent who opens a world to readers--the surreal marshes of the Florida Everglades where outlandish predicaments magically reveal the truth about one's life
19 editions published between 2006 and 2008 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,382 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
These ten extraordinary stories introduce a new talent who opens a world to readers--the surreal marshes of the Florida Everglades where outlandish predicaments magically reveal the truth about one's life
The best American short stories 2014 by
Charles Baxter(
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3 editions published in 2014 in English and held by 807 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Best American Short Stories 2014 will be selected by national best-selling author Jennifer Egan, who won the 2011 Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award for fiction for A Visit from the Goon Squad
3 editions published in 2014 in English and held by 807 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Best American Short Stories 2014 will be selected by national best-selling author Jennifer Egan, who won the 2011 Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award for fiction for A Visit from the Goon Squad
The best American short stories 2016(
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1 edition published in 2016 in English and held by 686 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
From a Nigerian boy's friendship with his family's former houseboy to a sweatshop girl's experience as a sister wife, from love and murder on the frontier to a meltdown in academe, these stories have the economy and power to "break hearts bones vanities and cages."
1 edition published in 2016 in English and held by 686 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
From a Nigerian boy's friendship with his family's former houseboy to a sweatshop girl's experience as a sister wife, from love and murder on the frontier to a meltdown in academe, these stories have the economy and power to "break hearts bones vanities and cages."
Vampires in the lemon grove by
Karen Russell(
Recording
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10 editions published between 2012 and 2014 in English and held by 593 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In the collection's marvelous title story, two aging vampires in a sun-drenched Italian lemon grove find their hundred-year marriage tested when one of them develops a fear of flying. In "The Seagull Army Descends on Strong Beach, 1979," a dejected teenager discovers that the universe is communicating with him through talismanic objects left in a seagull's nest. "Proving Up" and "The Graveless Doll of Eric Mutis"--stories of children left to fend for themselves in dire predicaments--find Russell veering into more sinister territory, and ultimately crossing the line into full-scale horror. In "The New Veterans," a massage therapist working with a tattooed war veteran discovers she has the power to heal by manipulating the images on his body. In all, these wondrous new pieces display a young writer of superlative originality and invention coming into the full range and scale of her powers
10 editions published between 2012 and 2014 in English and held by 593 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In the collection's marvelous title story, two aging vampires in a sun-drenched Italian lemon grove find their hundred-year marriage tested when one of them develops a fear of flying. In "The Seagull Army Descends on Strong Beach, 1979," a dejected teenager discovers that the universe is communicating with him through talismanic objects left in a seagull's nest. "Proving Up" and "The Graveless Doll of Eric Mutis"--stories of children left to fend for themselves in dire predicaments--find Russell veering into more sinister territory, and ultimately crossing the line into full-scale horror. In "The New Veterans," a massage therapist working with a tattooed war veteran discovers she has the power to heal by manipulating the images on his body. In all, these wondrous new pieces display a young writer of superlative originality and invention coming into the full range and scale of her powers
Swamplandia! by
Karen Russell(
Recording
)
13 editions published between 2011 and 2013 in English and French and held by 559 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Twelve year old Ava must travel into the Underworld part of the swamp in order to save her family's dynasty of Bigtree alligator wresting
13 editions published between 2011 and 2013 in English and French and held by 559 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Twelve year old Ava must travel into the Underworld part of the swamp in order to save her family's dynasty of Bigtree alligator wresting
Vampires in the lemon grove by
Karen Russell(
Book
)
18 editions published between 2013 and 2017 in 5 languages and held by 168 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
From the author of the New York Times best seller Swamplandia! - a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize - a magical new collection of stories that showcases Karen Russell's gifts at their inimitable best. A dejected teenager discovers that the universe is communicating with him through talismanic objects left behind in a seagull's nest. A community of girls held captive in a silk factory slowly transmute into human silkworms, spinning delicate threads from their own bellies, and escape by seizing the means of production for their own revolutionary ends. A massage therapist discovers she has the power to heal by manipulating the tattoos on a war veteran's lower torso. When a group of boys stumble upon a mutilated scarecrow bearing an uncanny resemblance to the missing classmate they used to torment, an ordinary tale of high school bullying becomes a sinister fantasy of guilt and atonement. In a family's disastrous quest for land in the American West, the monster is the human hunger for acquisition, and the victim is all we hold dear. And in the collection's marvelous title story - an unforgettable parable of addiction and appetite, mortal terror and mortal love - two vampires in a sun-drenched lemon grove try helplessly to slake their thirst for blood
18 editions published between 2013 and 2017 in 5 languages and held by 168 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
From the author of the New York Times best seller Swamplandia! - a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize - a magical new collection of stories that showcases Karen Russell's gifts at their inimitable best. A dejected teenager discovers that the universe is communicating with him through talismanic objects left behind in a seagull's nest. A community of girls held captive in a silk factory slowly transmute into human silkworms, spinning delicate threads from their own bellies, and escape by seizing the means of production for their own revolutionary ends. A massage therapist discovers she has the power to heal by manipulating the tattoos on a war veteran's lower torso. When a group of boys stumble upon a mutilated scarecrow bearing an uncanny resemblance to the missing classmate they used to torment, an ordinary tale of high school bullying becomes a sinister fantasy of guilt and atonement. In a family's disastrous quest for land in the American West, the monster is the human hunger for acquisition, and the victim is all we hold dear. And in the collection's marvelous title story - an unforgettable parable of addiction and appetite, mortal terror and mortal love - two vampires in a sun-drenched lemon grove try helplessly to slake their thirst for blood
St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves : stories by
Karen Russell(
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3 editions published between 2010 and 2014 in English and held by 93 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A dazzling debut, a blazingly original voice: the ten stories in St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves introduce a radiant new talent. In the collection's title story, a pack of girls raised by wolves are painstakingly reeducated by nuns. In "Haunting Olivia," two young boys make midnight trips to a boat graveyard in search of their dead sister, who set sail in the exoskeleton of a giant crab. In "Z.Z
3 editions published between 2010 and 2014 in English and held by 93 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A dazzling debut, a blazingly original voice: the ten stories in St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves introduce a radiant new talent. In the collection's title story, a pack of girls raised by wolves are painstakingly reeducated by nuns. In "Haunting Olivia," two young boys make midnight trips to a boat graveyard in search of their dead sister, who set sail in the exoskeleton of a giant crab. In "Z.Z
Marrowstone by
Karen Russell(
Book
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1 edition published in 1978 in English and held by 43 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Contains Craven's Peninsula, 1878-1890; homesteaders; Marrowstone and Indian Island, 1891-1900; plat of Nordland townsite; family genealogies, and Nordland, 1899-1945
1 edition published in 1978 in English and held by 43 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Contains Craven's Peninsula, 1878-1890; homesteaders; Marrowstone and Indian Island, 1891-1900; plat of Nordland townsite; family genealogies, and Nordland, 1899-1945
The changeling by
Joy Williams(
Book
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4 editions published in 2018 in English and held by 28 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
When we first meet Pearl--young in years but advanced in her drinking--she's on the lam, sitting at a hotel bar in Florida, throwing back gin and tonics with her infant son cradled in the crook of her arm. But her escape is brief, and the relief she feels at having fled her abusive husband, and the Northeastern island his family calls home, doesn't last for long. Soon she's being shepherded back. The island, for Pearl, is a place of madness and pain, and her round-the-clock drinking spurs on the former even if it dulls the latter. And through this lens--Pearl's fragile consciousness--readers encounter the horror and triumph of both childhood and motherhood in a new light
4 editions published in 2018 in English and held by 28 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
When we first meet Pearl--young in years but advanced in her drinking--she's on the lam, sitting at a hotel bar in Florida, throwing back gin and tonics with her infant son cradled in the crook of her arm. But her escape is brief, and the relief she feels at having fled her abusive husband, and the Northeastern island his family calls home, doesn't last for long. Soon she's being shepherded back. The island, for Pearl, is a place of madness and pain, and her round-the-clock drinking spurs on the former even if it dulls the latter. And through this lens--Pearl's fragile consciousness--readers encounter the horror and triumph of both childhood and motherhood in a new light
Het astronomische logboek voor zomermisdaden by
Karen Russell(
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1 edition published in 2007 in Dutch and held by 16 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Tien surrealistische verhalen die zich afspelen rond het Amerikaanse moerasgebied, de Everglades in Florida
1 edition published in 2007 in Dutch and held by 16 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Tien surrealistische verhalen die zich afspelen rond het Amerikaanse moerasgebied, de Everglades in Florida
Schlafanstalt für Traumgestörte : Erzählungen by
Karen Russell(
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1 edition published in 2008 in German and held by 14 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
1 edition published in 2008 in German and held by 14 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Foyer Sainte-Lucie pour jeunes filles élevées par les loups nouvelles by
Karen Russell(
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4 editions published between 2014 and 2015 in French and held by 12 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Nouvelles. Roman fantastique
4 editions published between 2014 and 2015 in French and held by 12 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Nouvelles. Roman fantastique
The girl who is getting married by
Aoko Matsuda(
Book
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1 edition published in 2017 in English and held by 11 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Short story translated into English from Aoko Matsuda's collection of short stories: "Sutakkingu kanō", first published: Tokyo : Kawade Shobō Shinsha, 2013
1 edition published in 2017 in English and held by 11 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Short story translated into English from Aoko Matsuda's collection of short stories: "Sutakkingu kanō", first published: Tokyo : Kawade Shobō Shinsha, 2013
St. Lucy's home for girls raised by wolves and other stories by
Karen Russell(
Book
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1 edition published in 2006 in English and held by 9 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A debut anthology of short stories, set against the backdrop of the Florida Everglades, includes original tales, including "Haunting Olivia," "Z.Z.'s Sleepaway Camp for Disordered Dreamers," "Out to Sea," and the title story, about fifteen young girls who had been raised by wolves and who are painstakingly re-educated by nuns. A first collection
1 edition published in 2006 in English and held by 9 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A debut anthology of short stories, set against the backdrop of the Florida Everglades, includes original tales, including "Haunting Olivia," "Z.Z.'s Sleepaway Camp for Disordered Dreamers," "Out to Sea," and the title story, about fifteen young girls who had been raised by wolves and who are painstakingly re-educated by nuns. A first collection
Il collegio di Santa Lucia per giovinette allevate dai lupi by
Karen Russell(
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3 editions published between 2008 and 2014 in Italian and held by 6 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
3 editions published between 2008 and 2014 in Italian and held by 6 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Orange world and other stories by
Karen Russell(
Book
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2 editions published in 2019 in English and held by 3 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"From the Pulitzer finalist and universally beloved author of the New York Times best sellers Swamplandia! and Vampires in the Lemon Grove, a stunning new collection of short fiction that showcases her extraordinary gifts of language and imagination"--
2 editions published in 2019 in English and held by 3 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"From the Pulitzer finalist and universally beloved author of the New York Times best sellers Swamplandia! and Vampires in the Lemon Grove, a stunning new collection of short fiction that showcases her extraordinary gifts of language and imagination"--
A knowledge-based spatial decision support system (SDSS) for coastal zone oil spill response in Anaktalak Bay, Labrador by
Karen Russell(
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2 editions published between 2004 and 2006 in English and held by 3 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
2 editions published between 2004 and 2006 in English and held by 3 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Un vampiro tra i limoni by
Karen Russell(
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1 edition published in 2013 in Italian and held by 3 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
1 edition published in 2013 in Italian and held by 3 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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Aircraft accidents Alcoholics Alligators American fiction Amusement parks Anxiety Canadian fiction Children Crocodiles Expert systems (Computer science) Families Fantasy fiction Fantasy fiction, American Fiction Florida Florida--Everglades Florida--Miami Florida--Ten Thousand Islands Girls Group reading Man-woman relationships Motherless families Mothers Mothers--Death Neurasthenia Norwegian Americans Paranormal fiction, American Quests (Expeditions) Short stories Short stories, American Short stories, Canadian Short stories, Japanese Teenagers Vampires Washington (State)--Marrowstone Island Women novelists, American Young women
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Karen Russell Amerikaans romanschrijfster
Karen Russell amerykańska pisarka
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Карен Расселл
Керен Рассел
ראסל, קארן 1981-
كارين راسيل
کارن راسل
ਕੈਰਨ ਰਸਲ
러셀, 캐런 1981-
カレン・ラッセル
ラッセル, カレン
卡倫·羅素
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