Audrey Wollen

is a writer from Los Angeles living in New York.

Annie Ernaux’s Memoirs Ask a Radical Question

Annie Ernaux’s Memoirs Ask a Radical Question Annie Ernaux’s Memoirs Ask a Radical Question

How can one life be used to remember the collective pain of a generation’s political and cultural upheaval? 

Nov 19, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Audrey Wollen

The Singular, Undeniably Unusual Life of Anna Kavan

The Singular, Undeniably Unusual Life of Anna Kavan The Singular, Undeniably Unusual Life of Anna Kavan

Machines in the Head gives a glimpse into a writer whose work and career upended conventions around fiction, opioids, and biography.

Jun 10, 2020 / Audrey Wollen

Between Genius and Banal: The World of Kate Zambreno’s ‘Screen Tests’

Between Genius and Banal: The World of Kate Zambreno’s ‘Screen Tests’ Between Genius and Banal: The World of Kate Zambreno’s ‘Screen Tests’

Her new book is invested in issues of fame and public self-presentation—how the brilliant and the mundane collide in the itch of ambition. 

Aug 14, 2019 / Audrey Wollen

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