Big As Life: Three Tales For Spring - Couverture rigide

Howard, Maureen

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 067089978X ISBN 13 : 9780670899784

Editeur : Viking, 2001

Synopsis

Book by Howard Maureen

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The second volume in Maureen Howard's planned quartet of fictions based on the seasons reaffirms her reputation as one of America's most highly regarded authors. In the title piece, Howard presents an ambitious exploration of the life and work of John James Audubon, revealing how his dedication to his masterpiece, The Birds of America, devoured everyone around him, including his wife, Lucy. In "Children with Matches," a feminist historian discovers that the hard lessons of the past may be a route to responsibility in the present. "The Magdalene" is a tale of willful innocence and loss of faith about a woman who comes to New York in the 1930s to be the nanny of a wealthy family. Thoughtful, intricate, and insightful, Howard's stories are compelling achievements.

Biographie de l'auteur

Maureen Howard is the author of seven novels, including Grace Abounding, Expensive Habits, and Natural History, all of which were nominated for the PEN/Faulkner Award. She has taught at a number of American universities, including Columbia, Princeton, Amherst, and Yale, and was recently awarded the Academy Award in Literature by the American Academy of Arts and Letters. She lives in New York City.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Viking
• Date d'édition: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 067089978X
• ISBN 13: 9780670899784
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 256
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible