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Pillars of American literature, these two newly repackaged titles
have been loved and admired by readers for decades. Set during the
Depression, "Yonnondio: "From The Thirties is the timeless and
hauntingly timely story of the Holbrook family, struggling for a
more tolerable existence. Written by the author in the 1930s and
rediscovered by her in the 1970s, "Yonnondio will always be an
unfinished work that makes us long for more of that young author's
brilliance. This reissue presents newly discovered fragments and
scenes that satisfy some of that longing and give a more complete
picture of the fate of the mother, Anna, one of literature's most
believable and enduring woman. "Tell Me A Riddle is a collection of
four stories: "I Stand Here Ironing," "Hey Sailor, What Ship?," "O
Yes," and the title novella, which won the O. Henry Award in 1961.
Anthologized over a hundred times, the stories live on in the
hearts of readers everywhere. John Leonard provides a new
introduction that is a personal reminiscence as well as
reaffirmation of Olsen's place in American literature's pantheon of
great writers.
"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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