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Marina Rubin in Conversation with Stephanie Dickinson

Conversation · 15 Feb 2023

Knockout Beauty and Other Afflictions by Marina Rubin & Stephanie Dickinson

Rubin's story collection about desire and damage, plus influences, multilingualism, humour and character.

Flawed, often funny characters chase everyday desires and run into rejection and hardship, in stories that mix humour with pain.