Mating by Norman Rush
"Mating" is a novel that follows the story of a female anthropologist who is doing her fieldwork in Botswana. She falls in love with an eccentric and charismatic intellectual who has created a utopian matriarchal village in the Kalahari desert. The narrative explores themes of love, feminism, and idealism as it delves into the complexities of human relationships and societal structures.
The 1258th greatest book of all time
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This book is on the following lists:
- 30th on In Which These Are the 100 Greatest Novels (ThisRecording.com)
- National Book Award - Fiction (National Book Foundation)
- What Is the Best Work of American Fiction of the Last 25 Years? (New York Times)
- As if You Don't Have Enough to Read, Fiction Edition (New York Times)
- The Great American Novels (The Atlantic)
- The Modern Library: The Two Hundred Best Novels in English Since 1950 (The Modern Library (Book))