Big Swiss: A Novel

Synopsis

Greta spends her days transcribing therapy sessions for a self-styled sex coach known only as Om. Listening to strangers confess their deepest fears and desires has become second nature, until one client captures her imagination. Greta gives the woman a private nickname, "Big Swiss," and becomes consumed by a voice she has never seen. When the two women unexpectedly meet in real life, Greta says nothing about their unusual connection, and what begins as an unlikely friendship quickly develops into a passionate, complicated affair built on secrets neither of them can sustain.

By turns outrageous, tender, and laugh-out-loud funny, Big Swiss is an unforgettable novel about loneliness, obsession, trauma, and the strange ways people search for intimacy. Jen Beagin's razor-sharp prose and fearless humour transform an unconventional premise into a deeply human story, balancing absurdity with genuine emotional depth. One of the most acclaimed novels of recent years, it is as weird as it is wise.

About the Author

Jen Beagin is an American novelist and a recipient of the Whiting Award for Fiction. Her previous novels, Pretend I'm Dead and Vacuum in the Dark, established her reputation for darkly comic, emotionally perceptive fiction populated by unforgettable outsiders. She lives in Hudson, New York.

Publisher

Scribner

Publication Date

August 1, 2023

Format

Paperback

Pages

352

Subjects

Literary Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Dark Comedy · Queer Fiction · Psychological Fiction · Women's Fiction

ISBN

9781982153090