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Deb Olin Unferth Biography

Short story writer

Deb Olin Unferth is an American short story writer known for her unique narrative style and profound insights into the female experience. Her work often explores issues of gender, identity, and power relations.

Heart Stories Hands Sadness Logic Excellent Prose Splits Triumphant Open Heart Gripping Enchanting Inquisitive Hospice

Author:Deb Olin Unferth

“I want to be funny. When I first started writing, I didn't find my stories funny, but people kept saying they were. It kind of worried me; these are some pretty disturbing and sad pieces. Why do people think they're funny?”

People Thinking Writing Kind Worried

Author:Deb Olin Unferth

“I decided I like that mode. It's how I think - it's my voice. I like being funny and sad at the same time, or funny and disturbing at the same time. It's my natural voice.”

Thinking Natural

Author:Deb Olin Unferth

“Humans, we just hop out of things, off things. We splatter ourselves in inappropriate places. Because we have nothing to live for. Because we want to destroy what we can. Because we want to be something we can’t. Because we don’t really believe we can die.”

Want Believe Humans Dies Hops Inappropriate

Book:Vacation

Source: Vacation

“It takes bravery to care for someone — no matter who he is or what made him, whether he is weak or walking or jumping out of windows. The risk involved is enormous.”

Made Matter Care Risk Involved Walking Window Weak Bravery Enormous Jumping

Book:Vacation

Source: Vacation

“You know how it is to want something. Desire builds like a little house in your head and it sits there, half-constructed in your mind. Women who want children are this way. Artists are this way about pictures. It doesn't go away. You may forget for a few months but then it's back, the unfinished pieces of what you want.”

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Book:Vacation

Source: Vacation

About the Author

Born: 1969
Known for: Short story writer
Quotes: 6

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