Mating (novel)
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| Author | Norman Rush |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | Alfred A. Knopf |
Publication date | 1991 |
| Publication place | United States |
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| ISBN | 978-0-394-54472-4 |
Mating (1991) is a novel by American author Norman Rush. It is a first-person narrative by an unnamed American anthropology graduate student in Botswana around 1980. It focuses on her relationship with Nelson Denoon, a controversial American social scientist who has founded an experimental matriarchal village in the Kalahari Desert.
Mating won the 1991 National Book Award for Fiction. The novel experienced a resurgence of popularity in the 2020s.