Why the House Is Made of Gingerbread: Poems - Rilegato

Haymon, Ava Leavell

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ISBN 10: 0807135852 ISBN 13: 9780807135853

Casa editrice: Louisiana State Univ Pr, 2010

Riassunto

In Ava Leavell Haymon's third collection, an unremarkable, harried, contemporary woman named Gretel finds herself at midlife overtaken by the Grimms' household tale "Hansel and Gretel." The violence and terror in that story supplant the memory of her own childhood, and the fairy tale retells itself in a sharp succession of surprising poems. The witch, the sugar house, Gretel's brother, her passive father, his cruel second wife, the sinister forest -- all these and more rise like jazz motifs to play themselves in the present. Addressing themes such as hunger, child abuse, betrayal, cannibalism, and murder in a tone by turns disturbing and humorous, Why the House Is Made of Gingerbread is most certainly not a book for children.

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L'autore:

Ava Leavell Haymon is the author of the poetry collections Kitchen Heat and The Strict Economy of Fire. She teaches poetry writing in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and directs a writers' retreat center in the mountains of New Mexico.

Product Description:

An unremarkable harried contemporary woman, named Gretel, finds herself at mid life overtaken by the Grimm's household tale Hansel and Gretel. The witch, the sugar house, Gretels brother, her passive father, his cruel second wife, the sinister forestall these and more rise like jazz motifs to play themselves in the present. Addressing themes such as hunger, child abuse, betrayal, cannibalism, and murder in a tone by turns disturbing and humorous, Why the House is Made of Gingerbread is most certainly not a book for children.

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• Editore: Louisiana State Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0807135852
• ISBN 13: 9780807135853
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 58