The Disobedience of Water: Stories and Novellas - Softcover

Naslund, Sena Jeter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0688178456 ISBN 13: 9780688178451

Publisher: William Morrow & Company, 2000

Synopsis

Although social realities - racial and in paperback. Pub Date: October 2000 Pages: 224 in Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks Evoking passion and hearteak .. intelligence and unapologetic humanity. These eight beautifully crafted stories explore the boundary conditions between the self and others. ethnic tensions. sexual harassment. and abuse - make up their background. these are really love stories in which people discover and forgive one another. A daughter finds her father's kindness extends beyond her and their family; a wife discovers and forgives the affair between her husband and best friend; and. in the title story which takes the form of a letter to an almost-lover. the narrator winds through swirling eddies of memory and language to relate her present and past lives and the loves that have informed them. Written with a masterful sureness of hand and heart. these c...

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Review:

"Naslund is a remarkable, versatile, and convincing writer...presenting a set of electrifying short stories...in this varied and virtuosic collection."--"Booklist"The eight lyrical stories and novellas in this collection should buoy Naslund's reputation, already riding high."--"Publishers Weekly"A rich gathering of eight meditative and beautifully written stories...First-rate work."--"Kirkus Reviews

About the Author:

Sena Jeter Naslund is a cofounder and program director of the Spalding University (Louisville) brief-residency MFA in Writing, where she edits The Louisville Review and Fleur-de-Lis Press. A winner of the Harper Lee Award and the Southeastern Library Association Fiction award, she is the author of eight previous works of fiction, including Ahab's Wife, a finalist for the Orange Prize. She recently retired from her position as Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of Louisville.

About this edition

• Publisher: William Morrow & Company
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0688178456
• ISBN 13: 9780688178451
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224