Title: American
Innovations
Author: Galchen,
Rivka
Call Number: PS 3607 .A4116 A6 2014
Location: 2nd
Floor Arts and Humanities
Rating: Highly
Recommended
Book Review: This book is a collection of
short stories, all with female narrators and inspired (except one) by
well-known short stories written by men.
I saw a review for Galchen's book in the LA Times and found her idea of
recreating famous works from a female perspective fascinating. Some of the male authors mentioned in the
review were: James Joyce, Haruki Murakami, Nikolai Gogol and Jorge Luis Borges.
Unfortunately, I usually do not read fiction, so most of the literary
connections were unclear to me. Even so,
I thoroughly enjoyed Galchen's writing style and her humor. I highly recommend this book for any lover of
fiction. I would think it should be a
lot of fun matching Galchen's stories centered on females, with the various
male versions.
Submitted By: Theresa Paulsrud
Department: Leatherby
Libraries
Status: Staff
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