Rachel Kushner

Rachel Kushner is an American novelist known for her works that explore themes of art, politics, and the human experience.


"All you can do is involve yourself totally in your own life, your own moment, Lonzi said. And when we feel pessimism crouching on our shoulders like a stinking vulture, he said, we banish it, we smother it with optimism. We want, and our want kills doom."
Rachel Kushner
"I have enormous respect for people who are gifted mechanics."
Rachel Kushner