''You Too Can Have a Body Like Mine'' is the 2015

debut novel A debut novel is the first novel a novelist publishes. Debut novels are often the author's first opportunity to make an impact on the publishing industry, and thus the success or failure of a debut novel can affect the ability of the author to p ...

Alexandra Kleeman Alexandra Kleeman (born 1986) is an American writer. Winner of the 2020 Rome Prize, her work has been reviewed in ''The New York Times'', ''The Guardian'', ''Vanity Fair (magazine), Vanity Fair'', ''Vogue (magazine), Vogue'', and the ''Los Angele ...

. It was Kleeman's first novel, and was published by

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. It was longlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize, shortlisted for the NBCC Leonard Prize, and won the 2016 Bard Fiction Prize.

Plot summary

The novel concerns a woman, who is unnamed, and her roommate, B, and boyfriend, C.

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