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Chargement... Beasts of the Southern Wild and Other Storiespar Doris Betts
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. Is it trite to say that this collection of stories made me laugh, made me uncomfortable, and made me cry? It did all of those things and more. ( ) I am amazed that very few American readers seem to know of or read Doris Betts. She is a magnificent American writer of the south, earlier in the 20th century. These stories are wonderful. I have to admit that I discovered Ms Betts only in 1999. A musical called "Violet" was composed by a prominent Broadway writer based on one of her stories. In Canada our then 11 year old daughter played and sang and acted the role of young Violet, to rave reviews I might add. I then bought and read a number of Ms Betts' books and enjoyed all of them. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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Back in print at last, the nine beautifully crafted tales in Beasts of the Southern Wild and Other Stories display Doris Betts at the top of her form: compassionate, witty, and unforgettable. "The Ugliest Pilgrim" takes you into the adventures and into the heart of a disfigured young woman who has run away from her life in search of a better one. This award-winning story is the basis for the musical Violet, which won the New York Drama Critics Circle Award. In "Hitchhiker," a wary secretary hitches a ride in a boat with a man hell-bent on saving fish; instead he saves her from the river -- and herself. And in the title story, Betts brilliantly captures the inner life of a teacher and writer struggling to control her classroom, her household, and her life. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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