Tell Me A Riddle And Yonnondio - Couverture souple

Olsen, Tillie

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1853811688 ISBN 13 : 9781853811685

Editeur : Virago Press Ltd, 1990

Synopsis

Tillie Olsen carved a permanent place in American literature on the strength of a single book, TELL ME A RIDDLE in 1962. This collection was widely hailed as a work of genius, in which the voices of ordinary Americans, black and white, male and female, were given their own rhythms and forms of expression. YONNONDIO, Olsen's only novel, was begun during the depression and completed in 1974. It tells the story of the Hollbrooks, an itinerant working-class family in middle-America during the thirties. Brutalised by poverty, they struggle to find a space to breathe, to dream and to create a bettter life for their children. Told in compelling, haunting prose, it is a profound and timeless story of the human will to survive.

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À propos de l'auteur

Tillie Olsen was born in Nebraska in 1912 and has lived in San Francisco for most of her life. Among the colleges where Tillie Olsen has taught or been writer-in-residence are Amherst College, Stanford University, MIT, and Kenyon College. She is the recipient of five honorary degrees and several awards. Her work has been translated into thirteen languages.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Virago Press Ltd
• Date d'édition: 1990
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1853811688
• ISBN 13: 9781853811685
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 336
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• Personne responsable: non disponible