Indelicacy /
Cain, Amina,
Indelicacy / Amina Cain. - First edition. - 161 pages ; 20 cm
"In "a strangely ageless world somewhere between Emily Dickinson and David Lynch" (Blake Butler), a cleaning woman at a museum of art nurtures aspirations to do more than simply dust the paintings around her. She dreams of having the liberty to explore them in writing, and so must find a way to win herself the time and security to use her mind. She escapes her lot by marrying a rich man, but having gained a husband, a house, high society, and a maid, she finds that her new life of privilege is no less constrained. Not only has she taken up different forms of time-consuming labor - social and erotic - but she is now, however passively, forcing other women to clean up after her. Perhaps another and more drastic solution is necessary?"--Publisher.
9780374148379 0374148376
2019024885
Women--Fiction.
Women cleaning personnel--Fiction.
Museums--Fiction.
Female friendship--Fiction.
Life change events--Fiction.
Culture conflict--Fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Novels.
Indelicacy / Amina Cain. - First edition. - 161 pages ; 20 cm
"In "a strangely ageless world somewhere between Emily Dickinson and David Lynch" (Blake Butler), a cleaning woman at a museum of art nurtures aspirations to do more than simply dust the paintings around her. She dreams of having the liberty to explore them in writing, and so must find a way to win herself the time and security to use her mind. She escapes her lot by marrying a rich man, but having gained a husband, a house, high society, and a maid, she finds that her new life of privilege is no less constrained. Not only has she taken up different forms of time-consuming labor - social and erotic - but she is now, however passively, forcing other women to clean up after her. Perhaps another and more drastic solution is necessary?"--Publisher.
9780374148379 0374148376
2019024885
Women--Fiction.
Women cleaning personnel--Fiction.
Museums--Fiction.
Female friendship--Fiction.
Life change events--Fiction.
Culture conflict--Fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Novels.