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Publicado por Rhys, Jean, 1992
ISBN 10: 0393308804ISBN 13: 9780393308808
Librería: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, Estados Unidos de America
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Softcover. Condición: Good. Reissue. "A considerable tour de force by any standard."-?New York Times Book ReviewJean Rhys's reputation was made upon the publication of this passionate and heartbreaking novel, in which she brings into the light one of fiction's most mysterious characters: the madwoman in the attic from Charlotte Bront's Jane Eyre. Set in the Caribbean, its heroine is Antoinette Cosway, a sensual and protected young woman who is sold into marriage to the prideful Rochester. In this best-selling novel, Rhys portrays a society so driven by hatred, so skewed in its sexual relations, that it can literally drive a woman out of her mind.
Publicado por Rhys, Jean, 2016
ISBN 10: 0393352560ISBN 13: 9780393352566
Librería: Ami Ventures Inc Books, Houston, TX, Estados Unidos de America
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paperback. Condición: New. Reissue. "Review"A considerable tour de force by any standard A triumph of atmosphere."- New York Times Book Review"The distillation of [Rhys's] life and craft Nowhere is her prose more supple, more assured."- Sara Paretsky, "You Must Read This," NPR"Working a stylistic range from moody introspection to formal elegance, Miss Rhys has us traveling under Antoinette's skin. It is an eerie and memorable trip."- The NationProduct DescriptionThis "tour de force" (New York Times Book Review) celebrates its 50th anniversary.Wide Sargasso Sea, a masterpiece of modern fiction, was Jean Rhys's return to the literary center stage. She had a startling early career and was known for her extraordinary prose and haunting women characters. With Wide Sargasso Sea, her last and best-selling novel, she ingeniously brings into light one of fiction's most fascinating characters: the madwoman in the attic from Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre. This mesmerizing work introduces us to Antoinette Cosway, a sensual and protected young woman who is sold into marriage to the prideful Mr. Rochester. Rhys portrays Cosway amidst a society so driven by hatred, so skewed in its sexual relations, that it can literally drive a woman out of her mind.A new introduction by the award-winning Edwidge Danticat, author most recently of Claire of the Sea Light, expresses the enduring importance of this work. Drawing on her own Caribbean background, she illuminates the setting's impact on Rhys and her astonishing work.About the AuthorJean Rhys (1890-1979), one of the foremost writers of the twentieth century, is the author of Wide Sargasso Sea-her last and best-known novel-as well as After Leaving Mr. Mackenzie, Voyage in the Dark, and Good Morning, Midnight, all available in Norton paperback.".
Publicado por Rhys, Jean, 2020
ISBN 10: 0393357805ISBN 13: 9780393357806
Librería: Ami Ventures Inc Books, Houston, TX, Estados Unidos de America
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paperback. Condición: New. Reissue. About the AuthorJean Rhys (1890-1979), one of the foremost writers of the twentieth century, is the author of Wide Sargasso Sea-her last and best-known novel-as well as After Leaving Mr. Mackenzie, Voyage in the Dark, and Good Morning, Midnight, all available in Norton paperback.Product Description"As sharp and lucent and alarming as a piece of broken crystal."- Deborah Eisenberg, author of Your Duck Is My DuckThe last of the four novels Jean Rhys wrote in interwar Paris, Good Morning, Midnight is the culmination of a searing literary arc, which established Rhys as an astute observer of human tragedy. Her everywoman heroine, Sasha, must confront the loves- and losses- of her past in this mesmerizing and formally daring psychological portrait.
Publicado por Rhys, Jean, 1992
ISBN 10: 0393308804ISBN 13: 9780393308808
Librería: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, Estados Unidos de America
Libro
Softcover. Condición: New. Reissue. "A considerable tour de force by any standard."-?New York Times Book ReviewJean Rhys's reputation was made upon the publication of this passionate and heartbreaking novel, in which she brings into the light one of fiction's most mysterious characters: the madwoman in the attic from Charlotte Bront's Jane Eyre. Set in the Caribbean, its heroine is Antoinette Cosway, a sensual and protected young woman who is sold into marriage to the prideful Rochester. In this best-selling novel, Rhys portrays a society so driven by hatred, so skewed in its sexual relations, that it can literally drive a woman out of her mind.