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May 30, 2015 | ISBN 9781101970119 Buy
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May 30, 2015 | ISBN 9781101970119
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. An eBook short.
Julie Orringer is the New York Timesbest-selling author of two award-winning books: The Invisible Bridge, a novel, and How to Breathe Underwater, a collection of stories. She has received fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Cullman Center… More about Julie Orringer
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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