Cover of Chelsea Girls

Chelsea Girls

  • 1994 first published
  • 275 pages
  • 6 editions

Published in 1994, Chelsea Girls is a sapphic fiction novel by Eileen Myles. The story is set in Chelsea, Manhattan, New York, N.Y. and N.Y.) Chelsea (Manhattan, New York. Readers will find themes of lesbians, young women, lesbiennes and city and town life.

20 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 6 editions.

It runs to roughly 275 pages — 5–6 hours of reading at an average pace.

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Themes, setting & tropes

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Setting

  • Chelsea, Manhattan, New York, N.Y.
  • N.Y.) Chelsea (Manhattan, New York

Subjects

  • Lesbians
  • Young women
  • Lesbiennes
  • Romans, nouvelles
  • New york, N.y.
  • Lesbian lgbtq+
  • City and town life
  • Biographical
  • LGBTQ novels

Quick answers

Who wrote Chelsea Girls?

Chelsea Girls was written by Eileen Myles and first published in 1994.

What genre is Chelsea Girls?

It is usually shelved as Lesbian & Sapphic Fiction.

How long is Chelsea Girls?

The median edition has 275 pages, about 5–6 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Chelsea Girls?

Readers who like it often enjoy More Tales of the City, Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead and Under the Udala trees.

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