{"product_id":"tell-me-a-riddle-requa-tillie-olsen-9780803245778","title":"Tell Me a Riddle, Requa I, and Other Works","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An excellent volume that will appeal to anyone interested in women's studies, social justice, journalism, and American short stories and fiction.\"\u003c\/b\u003e--Erica Swenson, \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA century after her birth, Tillie Olsen's writing is as relevant as when it first appeared; indeed, the clarity and passion of her vision and style have, if anything, become even more striking over time. Collected here for the first time are several of Olsen's nonfiction pieces about the 1930s, early journalism pieces, and short fiction, including the four beautifully crafted, highly celebrated stories originally published as \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTell Me a Riddle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e: \"I Stand Here Ironing,\" \"Hey Sailor, What Ship?,\" \"O Yes,\" and \"Tell Me a Riddle.\" Also included, for the first time since it appeared in the 1971 Best American Short Stories, is \"Requa I.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn these stories, as in all of her work, Olsen set a new standard for the treatment of women and the poor and for the depiction of their lives and circumstances. In her hands, the hard truths about motherhood and marriage, domestic life, labor, and political conviction found expression in language of such poetic intensity and depth that their influence continues to be felt today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn introduction by Olsen's granddaughter, the poet Rebekah Edwards, and a foreword by her daughter Laurie Olsen provide a personal and generational context for the author's work. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tillie Olsen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0803245777\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780803245778\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bison Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.51h x 5.57w x 0.47d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2013 pg. 98","brand":"Tillie Olsen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44051087720703,"sku":"9780803245778","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7ca63cd7-dec3-4c2f-b8ab-9f8b8ee5faa4.jpg?v=1685011016","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/tell-me-a-riddle-requa-tillie-olsen-9780803245778","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}