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When She Is Old and I Am Famous by Julie Orringer

When She Is Old and I Am Famous

By Julie Orringer
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A Vintage Shorts “Short Story Month” Selection
 
Mira is studying art in Florence when her cousin Aïda arrives for a visit. Aïda is a model who almost died—but after a grievous injury, she leaves the hospital even skinnier than she was before. She might be the greatest model anyone has ever seen. Has Mira mentioned that she herself is not a model? But Mira is an artist, and only time will tell what matters more.

“When She Is Old and I Am Famous” is the piercingly beautiful story of the relationship between two young women and the longevity of love and art, a selection from Julie Orringer’s award-winning debut story collection How To Breathe Underwater, a New York Times Notable Book.   

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About Julie Orringer

JULIE ORRINGER is the author of the novel The Invisible Bridge and the award-winning short-story collection How to Breathe Underwater, which was a New York Times Notable Book. She is the winner of The Paris Review’s Plimpton Prize for Fiction and the recipient of fellowships from… More about Julie Orringer

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Category: Fiction

Ebook | $0.99
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May 30, 2015 | 20 Pages | ISBN 9781101970119

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Praise

Praise for Julie Orringer and How to Breathe Underwater

“A major new talent. . . . How to Breathe Underwater is a dark and beautiful book.” —The New York Times Book Review

“Breathtakingly good, truly felt and beautifully delivered.” —The Guardian

“Captivating. . . . Orringer limns the ordinary, terrifying time between childhood and maturity so skillfully.” —San Francisco Chronicle

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