Yes, she is. Although she also spent part of her childhood and went to college in New Zealand. Apart from that she's Jewish.
I mean, her last name does sound German, so maybe the guy you replied to just read the book in German and assumed that was the original language? But I can confirm it's not.
She also is literally a boomer and her dayjob is being the landlord of a bunch of low-income properties she bought in Alberquerque, so if you subscribe to mainstream Lemmy's philosophies, you probably won't like her very much outside of her writing.
I just wanted to call out the person who obviously didn't read the book (iirc she mentions her upbringins and the major part of the story takes place in california) - but thanks for your reassurance
also, i guess i like the book though the encaptured reality and truth (i.e. how she invites the reader to witness the failure of her relationship) left a weird feeling of unexpected (and unwanted) voyeurism
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key@lemmy.keychat.org · 44 pts · 2y
Neat, it's a real book
Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 2y
French edition sucks man.
Kraus's straightforward German pragmatism is lost in translation.
frankenswine@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
German? Ain't she 'Murican?
GoosLife@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
Yes, she is. Although she also spent part of her childhood and went to college in New Zealand. Apart from that she's Jewish.
I mean, her last name does sound German, so maybe the guy you replied to just read the book in German and assumed that was the original language? But I can confirm it's not.
She also is literally a boomer and her dayjob is being the landlord of a bunch of low-income properties she bought in Alberquerque, so if you subscribe to mainstream Lemmy's philosophies, you probably won't like her very much outside of her writing.
frankenswine@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
I just wanted to call out the person who obviously didn't read the book (iirc she mentions her upbringins and the major part of the story takes place in california) - but thanks for your reassurance
also, i guess i like the book though the encaptured reality and truth (i.e. how she invites the reader to witness the failure of her relationship) left a weird feeling of unexpected (and unwanted) voyeurism
OpenStars@startrek.website · 16 pts · 2y
"For the Experience"
key@lemmy.keychat.org · 9 pts · 2y
"Where the sidewalk ends"
antonim@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 13 pts · 2y
"I Love Dick" is a pretty well-known book. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Love_Dick
the_of_and_a_to@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 2y
frostbyte@lemdro.id · 14 pts · 2y
Well he wasn't callrd "Mao Ze Dong" for nothing
FawkesGil@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 10 pts · 2y
Is the 'other it' the book on the left saying 'The once and future sex' or the 'Staff Dicks' sign on top?
gofsckyourself@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 2y
"New Releases & Staff Dicks"
Kolanaki@yiffit.net · 7 pts · 2y
"Excuse me, I can't seem to find any of the staff dicks. There's just a bunch of books on the shelf where the dicks should be."
therealjcdenton@lemmy.zip · 6 pts · 2y
I love dick and it's sequel maoism
Passerby6497@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
Staff Dicks: "I love Dick"
NotAtWork@startrek.website · 3 pts · 2y
The Once and Future Sex
owenfromcanada@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Huh, that section is usually in a separate room.