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The Secret Life of Emily Dickinson. A Novel.
Jerome Charyn
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Description for The Secret Life of Emily Dickinson. A Novel.
Paperback. "In this brilliant and hilarious jailbreak of a novel, Charyn channels the genius poet and her great leaps of the imagination." Donna Seaman, Booklist, starred review" Num Pages: 348 pages, 9 black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 270.
Jerome Charyn, "one of the most important writers in American literature" (Michael Chabon), continues his exploration of American history through fiction with The Secret Life of Emily Dickinson, hailed by prize-winning literary historian Brenda Wineapple as a "breathtaking high-wire act of ventriloquism." Channeling the devilish rhythms and ghosts of a seemingly buried literary past, Charyn removes the mysterious veils that have long enshrouded Dickinson, revealing her passions, inner turmoil, and powerful sexuality. The novel, daringly written in first person, begins in the snow. It's 1848, and Emily is a student at Mount Holyoke, with its mournful headmistress and strict, strict ... Read more
Jerome Charyn, "one of the most important writers in American literature" (Michael Chabon), continues his exploration of American history through fiction with The Secret Life of Emily Dickinson, hailed by prize-winning literary historian Brenda Wineapple as a "breathtaking high-wire act of ventriloquism." Channeling the devilish rhythms and ghosts of a seemingly buried literary past, Charyn removes the mysterious veils that have long enshrouded Dickinson, revealing her passions, inner turmoil, and powerful sexuality. The novel, daringly written in first person, begins in the snow. It's 1848, and Emily is a student at Mount Holyoke, with its mournful headmistress and strict, strict ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393339178
SKU
V9780393339178
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About Jerome Charyn
“One of the most important writers in American literature” (Michael Chabon), Jerome Charyn is the award-winning author of more than fifty works, including The Secret Life of Emily Dickinson. A renowned scholar of twentieth-century Hollywood, he lives in Manhattan.
Reviews for The Secret Life of Emily Dickinson. A Novel.
"There's nothing quite like a Charyn novel.…His sentences make a mournful and sensational clatter, like a bundle of butcher knives dropped on a cathedral floor."
Jonathan Yardley - Washington Post
Jonathan Yardley - Washington Post