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"Tell Me a Riddle" renders an unforgettable portrait of a
working-class couple when the gender-determined differences in
their experiences of poverty and familial life give rise to bitter
conflict after almost four decades of marriage. As she dies of
cancer, Eva, the protagonist, recollects a revolutionary past that
both critiques and offers hope for the present. Deborah Rosenfelt's
introduction and the essays in this volume survey the critical
reception of this highly acclaimed story, analyze its biographical
and historical contexts, examine the text's language, structure,
and spiritual and moral significance, and illuminate Olsen's
relationship to the American Midwest, the American left, and the
Jewish enlightenment tradition. This casebook includes an
introduction by the editor, a chronology of Olsen's life, an
authoritative text of "Tell Me a Riddle," relevant essays by Olsen,
seven critical essays, and a bibliography. The contributors are
Joanne Trautmann Banks, Constance Coiner, Rachel Blau DuPlessis,
Mara Faulkner, Elaine Neil Orr, Linda Ray Pratt, and Deborah
Silverton Rosenfelt.
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