Rachel Kushner

Rachel Kushner
Kushner at the 2025 Adelaide Writers' Week
Born (1968-10-07) October 7, 1968
Eugene, Oregon, U.S.
OccupationNovelist, essayist
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley (BA)
Columbia University (MFA)
Period1996–present
GenreLiterary fiction, essays
SubjectContemporary art
Notable works
SpouseJason Smith
Children1
Website
rachelkushner.com

Rachel Kushner (born October 7, 1968) is an American writer, known for her novels Telex from Cuba (2008), The Flamethrowers (2013), The Mars Room (2018), and Creation Lake (2024).