Including an exclusive interview with bestselling American novelist
Elizabeth Strout, this groundbreaking study will engage literature
scholars and general readers alike. Written in accessible language,
this book is the first to offer a sustained analysis of Elizabeth
Strout's work. A recipient of the Pulitzer Prize and the O. Henry
Award, among other accolades, Strout has achieved a vast popular
following as well. Amy and Isabelle was made into a television
movie; Olive Kitteridge, which sold more than one million copies,
was adapted as a miniseries; The Burgess Boys has been optioned for
HBO; and My Name Is Lucy Barton was reimagined for the stage in
London and on Broadway. Oh William!, the sequel to My Name Is Lucy
Barton, appeared in 2021, and Strout's latest book, Lucy by the
Sea, is slated for release in fall 2022. At the height of her
literary powers as a chronicler of American life and particularly
the lives of American women, Strout is currently enjoying both
commercial and critical success. Her sales and perennial presence
on book club lists indicate a tremendous impact on the popular
realm and the growing attention to her in academia charts her
importance in American letters. This book will satisfy readers
looking for a serious, in-depth introduction to Strout's work, as
well as those interested in women's writing, contemporary fiction,
ethics, and literature. It includes a new interview with Strout in
which she discusses these issues. Montwieler traces the evolution
of Strout's voice, themes, and characters, which uniquely address
American twenty-first-century feminine perspectives and
sensibilities. From classic domestic spats between a mother and
daughter to hate crimes aimed at mosques, from sweeping forays into
decades past to snapshots of contemporary life, Strout
compassionately portrays humanity at its most brutal and its most
intimate. Though her canvas is vast, her eye for detail is astute
and her ear for nuance is keen. Looking across Strout's work,
Montwieler explores how she portrays the endurance of hope, the
complexities of family, the effects of trauma on individuals and
communities, the sustaining power of the natural world, and the
effects of place on personal and collective character. Strout's
creations cultivate empathy in her readers, teaching them to be
attuned to the suffering of others and to the human need for
connection. Across her work and in the new interview included
within this book, Strout shows her readers that they are not alone
in this impersonal, often violent world. The connection that
acknowledges our limitations, our woundedness, our capability to do
harm, our remorse, and our recognition of beauty and humor
distinguishes Strout's unique contribution to contemporary American
letters.
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