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Big Swiss

by Jen Beagin

Whiting FoundationLiterary FictionISBN 9780571378593

About This Book

Jen Beagin is recognized for her fiction — including the novel Vacuum in the Dark — for her darkly comic and compassionate explorations of damaged people in the American West. This record is a writer-level placeholder for her Whiting Award.

About the Author

Jen BeaginAmerican

Jen Beagin (born 1971) is an American novelist. She holds an MFA from UC Irvine and received a Whiting Award in fiction. Her acclaimed novels include Pretend I'm Dead (2015), Vacuum in the Dark (2019), and Big Swiss (2023), the latter being her most popular work adapted for HBO.

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