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The Refrigerator Monologues

Catherynne M. Valente

First published 2017
Publisher Saga Press
Format Hardcover
Type Novel
ISBN 9781481459341
Cover art Annie Wu
Pages 147+[3]

Notes

A novel consisting of a frame story within which six women tell their stories.

  • A collection of linked stories, made into a novel by a framing story. The sections of framing story are titled as follows: "The Hell Hath Club" (pages 1-5); "The Hell Hath Club vs. the Space-Time Continuum" (pages 22-23); "The Hell Hath Club vs. the Evil Clown" (pages 47-50); "The Hell Hath Club vs. the Might of Atlantis" (pages 71-74); "The Hell Hath Club vs. the Jungian Subconscious" (pages 95-97); "The Hell Hath Club vs. the Girl in the Refrigerator" (pages 118-121); "The Hell Hath Club vs. Eternity" (pages 145-147).
  • Price in Canada: $26.99
  • Acknowledgments on unnumbered pages at the end.
  • Each story is accompanied by an illustration; there are also ones at the beginning and end.
  • Edited by Joe Monti
  • Data from a copy of the first printing; day of publication from Amazon.com as of 2017-06-07.

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Awards

Year Award Category Status
2018 Hugo Award Best Novella Nominee/Finalist
2018 Locus Poll Award Best Collection Nominee/Finalist

Other Editions

Title Year Publisher Format Type Catalog ID Cover Artist Pages
The Refrigerator Monologues Cover 2017 Saga Press eBook Novel Annie Wu
The Refrigerator Monologues Cover 2018 Saga Press Trade Paperback Novel Annie Wu 147
The Refrigerator Monologues Cover 2021 Highbridge Audio and Blackstone Publishing audio CD Novel