CLIENT: Der Spiegel
ISSUE: Bestseller – Spring 2025
SUBJECT: Rachel Kushner, novelist
PHOTO EDITOR: Jens Ressing
TEXT: Sebastian Hammelehle

Rachel Kushner is an acclaimed American novelist known for her sharp, immersive storytelling and keen observations on art, politics, and society. Her work often explores the intersections of history, culture, and individual experience, blending meticulous research with vivid, cinematic prose. Kushner’s novels, including The Flamethrowers and The Mars Room, have earned widespread critical acclaim for their daring narratives, complex characters, and bold engagement with contemporary issues, establishing her as one of the most distinctive voices in modern American literature.