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The Bedquilt and Other Stories: By Dorothy Canfield Fisher

Editat de Mark J. Madigan
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 6 aug 1997 – vârsta ani
Dorothy Canfield Fisher, the prolific author of more than forty books, including translations, juveniles, and nonfiction, as well as novels and short-story collections, was one of the most popular and engaging American writers of the first half of the twentieth century. Although her work has been unduly neglected for several decades, it is currently enjoying a revival of critical attention. This colorful collection ranges in subject from New Englanders to the Basques of France to the struggles of African Americans to gain equal rights. Through her stories, many of which received literary awards, Fisher examined the complexities of modern life in the United States and abroad.
In addition to her writing, Fisher had a lifelong involvement in charitable work and social causes--so much so that Eleanor Roosevelt called her one of the most influential women of her time. As one of the earliest and most assertive members of the Book-of-the-Month Club selection committee, Fisher helped define literary taste in America for more than two decades. Mark J. Madigan discusses Fisher's extraordinary life and work in an Introduction and Afterword.
Because of Fisher's rare ability to distinguish enduring concerns from merely topical issues, her work will provide lasting pleasure for generations of readers to come.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780826211408
ISBN-10: 0826211402
Pagini: 256
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.43 kg
Ediția:First Edition
Editura: University of Missouri Press
Colecția University of Missouri

Recenzii

"At last, after the forty out-of-print years, this selection out of Dorothy Canfield Fisher's incomparable short fiction comes available, but for new readers the joy of discovery, the joy of revelation--marvel at the breadth, range, richness of yield. More: an introduction to the existence of this important American writer of stature whose achievement, meaning for us now—and beauty—have too long been scarcely known. In essential respects, Dorothy Canfield Fisher's work (and life), as revealed in Mark Madigan's superb introduction and afterword, are not dated. They speak directly to, of, our time, our needs, our central concerns. Joy and gratitude from those of us who have so long loved, been sustained and ever deepened by her and before had only our worn books, our Xeroxing to depend on in our passion to make her work known."—Tillie Olsen

"War, greed, love, women's rights, marital discord and race relations are prominent themes in the unaffectedly realist stories of Fisher (1879-1958), once a bestselling novelist. The 11 stories and two essays reprinted here resonate with contemporary relevance. . . . Though at times sentimental and didactic, Fisher's stories are nevertheless engaging and still timely."—Publishers Weekly

"This new collection reflects the range of Fisher's subjects between 1906 and 1956, from the unexpected triumph of an old maid quilter in New England to the early struggles of Booker T. Washington, the courage of a young French mother during WWI, and the anguish of prisoners of WWII. . . . Highly recommended."
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Notă biografică

Mark J. Madigan is Assistant Professor of English at Nazareth College of Rochester, New York. He is the editor of Keeping Fires Night and Day: Selected Letters of Dorothy Canfield Fisher.