The Portable Veblen

The Portable Veblen is a 2016 novel by Elizabeth McKenzie. It is about a young woman, Veblen, and her relationships with her fiancé Paul, their families, and squirrels.

The Portable Veblen
First edition
AuthorElizabeth McKenzie
CountryUSA
LanguageEnglish
GenreFiction
Published2016 (Penguin Press)
Media typePrint (Hardback)
Pages430
ISBN9781594206856
OCLC908176081

Reception

The New York Times described The Portable Veblen as "a screwball comedy with a dash of mental illness; a conventional tale of family pathos; a sendup of Big Pharma; a meditation on consumption, marriage, the nature of work." and concluded that it "is a novel of such festive originality that it would be a shame to miss."[1]

The Portable Veblen has also been reviewed by The Guardian,[2] Library Journal,[3] Booklist,[4] Slate,[5] the Los Angeles Times,[6] The Irish Times,[7] Kirkus Reviews.[8] the Financial Times,[9] the Star Tribune,[10] and Publishers Weekly.[11]

It was on the 2016 National Book Award longlist,[12] and the 2016 Baileys Prize for Women's Fiction shortlist.[13]

References
  1. Jenifer Senior (January 27, 2016). "Books of the Times – Review: Facing Marriage and Befriending a Squirrel in 'The Portable Veblen'". New York Times. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  2. Scarlett Thomas (February 19, 2016). "The Portable Veblen by Elizabeth McKenzie review – raw, weird and hilarious". The Guardian. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  3. Forna, Aminatta (October 2013). The Portable Veblen. ISBN 9780802193100. OCLC 905561467. Retrieved January 5, 2018. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  4. "The Portable Veblen". catalog.wccls.org. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  5. Adam Kirsch (January 7, 2016). "The Slate Book review – Wild and Free". slate.com. The Slate Group. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  6. Jeff VanderMeer (March 18, 2016). "Review 'The Portable Veblen' is deep, wise and eccentric ... and full of squirrels". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  7. Sarah Gilmartin (January 16, 2016). "Review: The Portable Veblen, by Elizabeth McKenzie". The Irish Times. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  8. "The Portable Veblen (star review)". Kirkus Reviews. Kirkus Media LLC. October 28, 2015. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  9. Sophie Elmhirst (January 23, 2016). "'The Portable Veblen', by Elizabeth McKenzie". Financial Times. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  10. Mark Athitakis (January 16, 2016). "Review: 'The Portable Veblen', by Elizabeth McKenzie". Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  11. "The Portable Veblen (PW pick and star review)". Publishers Weekly. PWxyz LLC. 6 September 2010. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  12. "2016 National Book Award Longlist, Fiction". nationalbook.org. National Book Foundation. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  13. "The 2016 shortlist is revealed". womensprizeforfiction.co.uk. The Women’s Prize for Fiction Ltd. 6 May 2016. Retrieved January 5, 2018.


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