Claire Oshetsky
Claire Oshetsky is the author of Evil Genius, her third novel following Chouette and Poor Deer.
Her work is characterized by off-kilter perspectives, magical realism, and themes of empowerment, trauma, and nonconformity.
Oshetsky's distinctive prose style features surprising, funny sentences and explores female protagonists navigating society's margins.
She describes writing Evil Genius as a reaction to the melancholy of Poor Deer, embracing humor and letting "sentences build and grow in ludicrous and weedy ways." The novel was inspired by John Cheever's work.
Oshetsky maintains a Goodreads presence primarily as a reader, occasionally reviewing books that influenced her writing.
