Amina Cain | |
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Nationality | American |
Notable works | Indelicacy |
Amina Cain is an American writer, best known for her 2020 novel Indelicacy.
Cain began writing in her last year as an undergraduate. [1] Cain lived in Chicago during the mid-2000s and later moved to Los Angeles, [2] where she continues to live as of 2020 [update]. [3]
Writers who have influenced Cain's work include Lydia Davis. [2] Other writers Cain has expressed an "affinity toward" include Marguerite Duras, Renee Gladman, Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi, and Kate Zambreno. [2] [4]
Indelicacy was shortlisted for the 2020 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize [5] [6] and for the 2021 Folio Prize. [7] [8]