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I Am Homeless if This Is Not My Home

2023 novel by Lorrie Moore

I Am Homeless if This Is Not My Home is a 2023 novel by American novelist Lorrie Moore. It was her fourth published novel,[1][2][3] and was the winner of the 2023 National Book Critics Circle Award (NBCC Award) in Fiction.[4]

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Synopsis

A man goes on a road trip with his dead ex-girlfriend.

Critical reception

Vox wrote "This is a strange and beautiful book, and when you try to catch it in your hands, it dissolves."[3]

Upon receiving the 2023 NBCC Award for Fiction, the NBCC committee declared that:

“I Am Homeless if This Is Not My Home is a heartbreaking and hilarious ghost story about a man who considers what it means to be human in a world infected by, as Moore puts it, ‘voluntary insanity.’ It’s an unforgettable achievement from a landmark American author.”[5]

References

  1. [1]
    Garner, Dwight (June 12, 2023). "In Love, on the road and Undead". The New York Times.
  2. [2]
    Boe, Meredith (June 23, 2023). "Death's Blurred Lines in "I Am Homeless If This Is Not My Home"". Chicago Review of Books.
  3. [3]
    Grady, Constance (June 20, 2023). "In Lorrie Moore's new book, a man and his dead ex-girlfriend go on a road trip". Vox.
  4. [4]
    "The National Book Critics Circle Awards". Archived from the original on 2024-04-06.
  5. [5]
    "National Book Critics Circle Announces Winners for Publishing Year 2023". 22 March 2024. Archived from the original on 2024-03-24.


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