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Mazie, the oldest daughter in the growing family of Jim and Anna Holbrook, tells the story of the family's desire for a better life Anna's dream that her children be educated and Jim's wish for a life lived out in the open, away from the darkness and danger of the mines. At...

Eine Ikone der literarischen Selbstermächtigung

Die Geschichten dieses Bandes verzahnen sich immer enger miteinander und gewähren sprachlich brillante Einblicke in die Welt der sozial Benachteiligten: Die Gedanken einer Mutter gleiten gequält mit dem Bügeleisen hin und her - was konnte sie ihrer halbwüchsigen Tochter bieten, was blieb dieser verwehrt? Lennie, Helen und ihre Kinder machen Platz für Whitey, einen gestrandeten Freund der Familie, doch er stellt ihre Geduld einmal mehr auf die Probe. Zwei Freundinnen, eine schwarz und eine weiß, merken, dass ihre...

First published in 1978, Silences single-handedly revolutionized the literary canon. In this classic work, now back in print, Olsen broke open the study of literature and discovered a lost continent--the writing of women and working-class people. From the excavated testimony of authors' letters and diaries we learn the many ways the creative spirit, especially in those disadvantaged by gender, class and race, can be silenced. Olsen recounts the torments of Melville, the crushing weight of criticism on Thomas Hardy, the shame that brought Willa Cather to a dead halt, and struggles of...

A century after her birth, Tillie Olsen s writing is as relevant as when it first appeared; indeed, the clarity and passion of her vision and style have, if anything, become even more striking over time. Collected here for the first time are several of Olsen s nonfiction pieces about the 1930s, early journalism pieces, and short fiction, including the four beautifully crafted, highly celebrated stories originally published as Tell Me a Riddle I Stand Here Ironing, Hey Sailor, What Ship?, O Yes, and Tell Me a Riddle. Also included, for the first time since it appeared in the 1971...