Marni Jackson
Auteur de Pain: The Fifth Vital Sign: The Science and Culture of Why We Hurt
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Œuvres de Marni Jackson
Nesthocker : Der neue Generationenkonflikt - Ein Erfahrungsbericht Aus dem Englischen ubersetzt von Henning Dedekind (2012) 2 exemplaires
Nesthocker 1 exemplaire
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Partage des connaissances
- Date de naissance
- 1947
- Sexe
- female
- Nationalité
- Canada
- Agent
- Samantha Haywood (Transatlantic Literary Agency)
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 10
- Aussi par
- 1
- Membres
- 151
- Popularité
- #137,935
- Évaluation
- 4.0
- Critiques
- 5
- ISBN
- 24
- Langues
- 1
- Favoris
- 1
The main character is so sketchily drawn as to be mostly a dream, a dream who can make cornbread from scratch in the wilderness and advise the world. In the background her marriage dissolves, her career languishes.
She’s plucky, though, and the adventures are both dreamy and fun- Leonard Cohen explaining about roasted marshmallows is one of my favourite scenes.
A light, charming book, filled with stories that seem drug induced. I quite enjoyed it, and there are a few images that will remain in my mind forever.
It sure didn’t help my already sour view of John Updike, though...… (plus d'informations)