Lucia Berlin Books
Lucia Berlin (1936–2004) was an American short-story writer whose fiction drew on her experiences living in places including Alaska, Chile, Mexico, and New Mexico, and working a range of jobs, from teaching to nursing…
Lucia Berlin (1936–2004) was an American short-story writer whose fiction drew on her experiences living in places including Alaska, Chile, Mexico, and New Mexico, and working a range of jobs, from teaching to nursing and cleaning. Her stories portray the complications of everyday life with wit, candor, and compassion. A Manual for Cleaning Women, a posthumous collection of her work, brought renewed attention to her writing and introduced many readers to her distinctive voice.
