The Unmapped Country

Ann Quin’s “The Unmapped Country: Stories and Fragments” is an anthology of her rare and unpublished works from the 1960s literary phenomenon. These tales forge a different route through avant-garde twentieth-century literature, examining the dangers and allures of pushing the boundaries.

Quin’s art connects the worlds of Kathy Acker and Chris Kraus with those of Virginia Woolf and Anna Kavan. The collection’s fascinating title comes from the 50 pages of the novel she was working on when she passed away, as well as a variety of short stories and other pieces.