Outline
British novelist, born 1967.
Outline is a 2014 novel by Rachel Cusk. It was shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction in 2015.
On 3 of the 17 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- Rachel Cusk
- First published
- 2014
- Length
- 256 pages (UK paperback)
- Awards
- Women's Prize for Fiction shortlist, 2015
- Genre
- Literary fiction, Postmodern
- Series
- Book 1 of The Outline trilogy
Is Outline worth reading?
3 of the 17 best-of lists it could have made include it, among them The 100 best books of the 21st century (The Guardian) and The 100 best books of the 21st century (The New York Times).
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| The 100 best books of the 21st century (The Guardian, 2019) | No. 34 | See the list |
| The 100 best books of the 21st century (The New York Times, 2024) | No. 14 | See the list |
| Women's Prize for Fiction (winners and shortlists) (Women's Prize Trust, 2015) | Shortlist | See the list |
Best edition of Outline
The edition we link to is the Faber & Faber paperback (2018), 256 pages.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber (paperback, 2018)
- Pages
- 256
- ISBN
- 9780571346769
How critics, prizes and readers rate Outline
Critics rate it most highly: it earned 34% of the points available on critics' lists, against 17% on prize lists and 0% on readers' and booksellers' lists.
Share of the available points it earned on each kind of list it was eligible for. How the scores work
Books like Outline
If you liked Outline, try The Vegetarian, The Garden of Evening Mists or The Moor's Last Sigh.
