Tell Me a Riddle (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780813521374)

"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 from 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, 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 Orr, Linda Ray Pratt, and Deborah Silverton Rosenfelt.

Author: Deborah Silverton Rosenfelt
ISBN-10: 0813521378
ISBN-13: 9780813521374
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Language: English
Published: 05/01/1995
Pages: 326
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 6.00h x 9.00w x 0.90d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.2
Point Value: 4
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 67382 / Tell Me a Riddle


Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 05/01/1995 pg. 97