Eileen

Eileen is a darkly comic psychological novel centred on a deeply unhappy young woman working in a juvenile detention centre. Ottessa Moshfegh gives voice to rage, self-loathing, and obsession with brutal honesty. The prose is acidic and intimate, pulling readers into Eileen’s warped interior world. The novel builds slowly toward an act of shocking violence. It refuses sympathy while demanding attention. Uncomfortable, gripping, and unforgettable.