Monkeys (novel)

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Monkeys
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First edition
Author Susan Minot
LanguageEnglish
Publication date
1986
Publication place United States
ISBN 978-0375708367

Monkeys is the 1986 debut novel of American writer Susan Minot.

Contents

Writing and development

The novel draws from Minot's real-life experiences. [1] The novel takes the form of nine interconnected stories, a structure inspired by the works of J.D. Salinger. [2]

Reception

Critical reception

The Kirkus Reviews review of the novel praised it, writing: "You can hear the voices of the masters--the descriptive economy of Hemingway, the imaged delicacy of Virginia Woolf, and, above all, the informing echo of J.D. Salinger [...]". [3]

Honors

The novel won the 1987 Prix Femina étranger. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Smith, Dinitia (May 27, 2004). "The Minots, A Literary Clan Whose Stories Divide Them". The New York Times. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  2. ↑ "A way of understanding things". The Irish Times. March 4, 1999. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Book Reviews, Sites, Romance, Fantasy, Fiction". Kirkus Reviews. May 7, 1986. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Susan Minot". Library of Congress. Retrieved January 11, 2021.