2008Pulitzer 2009
Olive Kitteridge
Elizabeth Strout · b. 1956 · United States
Why it matters
A blunt, difficult retired schoolteacher moves through the edges of her small Maine town's linked stories, sometimes central, sometimes barely glimpsed. Strout's Pulitzer-winning novel-in-stories makes an unlikable woman unforgettable.
At a glance
short story collectionpsychological novel
Difficulty 4/10medium pace270 pagesLinked stories shift focus away from Olive, requiring patient tracking.
