In a series of seven episodes, Jemima Weiss revisits what life was like growing up as the sensitive, curious, middle child in an eccentric transatlantic family--her gruff Jewish father, prophetic and omniscient mother, charismatic older brother, and ethereal little sister. A first novel. Reprint. 12,500 first printing.
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Recensione:
“Ravished is how you will feel at the end of Emma Richler's first collection . . . . Something important has happened: not to the characters but to you." —Daniel Mendelsohn, New York
“[A] slim, elegant debut. ... Sister Crazy is . . . luminescent” — Los Angeles Times
“Comic, poignant, and terrifying, these unusual stories expose the dangers of loving one's family too much” — The New Yorker
“A stunningly beautiful debut. ... Sister Crazy strikes a perfect balance. It is edgy, touching, dark and warm: not by turns, but all at once” — January Magazine
L'autore:
Emma Richler lives in London.
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- EditoreAnchor
- Data di pubblicazione2002
- ISBN 10 0385720890
- ISBN 13 9780385720892
- RilegaturaCopertina flessibile
- Numero di pagine224
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