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The Yellow Wallpaper (Paperback)
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The Yellow Wallpaper (Paperback)
Series: Mint Editions
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List price R128
Loot Price R105
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You Save R23 (18%)
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First appearing in 1892 The Yellow Wallpaper is a searing vision of
a distinctively feminine form of madness and commands attention as
an arresting tale of horror and a moving look into a woman's mind.
The story uncompromisingly thrusts the reader into the mind of the
narrator. She is a woman forced, ostensibly for her own good, into
a 'rest cure', a psychological straitjacket so constricting that
she begins to unravel. Her mental dissolution is described with
such fierce immediacy that The Yellow Wallpaper has been read and
anthologized as a chilling horror tale. While it can easily be
appreciated for its disorienting thrills, the story's true
resonance comes from its matter-of-fact portrayal of a woman pushed
to the rim of sanity by society's demands and her family's utter
inability to conceive of the fact that she cannot fit within their
strictures. Shot through with unforgettable images of the yellow
wallpaper, its shadowy depths and what seems to lurk there, The
Yellow Wallpaper builds to a climax that combines the narrative
impact of an Edgar Allan Poe story with a wrenching protest of the
treatment of women. Unique and genre-bending, Gilman's story was
unrivaled in its era and its power endures undiminished today. With
an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript,
this edition of The Yellow Wallpaper is both modern and readable.
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