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" The fiction of Ellen Gilchrist : "
Brad Hooper.
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BL
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987792
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b742162
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Hooper, Brad.
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The fiction of Ellen Gilchrist : : an appreciation /\ Brad Hooper.
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Westport, Conn. :: Praeger,, 2005.
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1 online resource (167 pages)
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0313049424
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: 9780313049422
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0275985938
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9780275985936
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-164) and index.
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| Contents
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Gilchrist's short story debut (In the land of dreamy dreams) -- Gilchrist's first novel (The Annunciation) -- Short story successes (Victory over Japan, drunk with love) -- Slight of hand (The Anna papers, I cannot get you close enough) -- More visits with recurrent characters (Light can be both wave and particle) -- Two hits and a miss (Net of jewels, Starcarbon, Anabasis) -- Hitting her stride in stories and novels (Age of miracles, Rhoda, Courts of love, Sarah Conley) -- Even more story collections (Flights of angels, The cabal and other stories) -- Ellen Gilchrist's contribution and further evidence of her talent (Collected stories and I, Rhoda Manning, Go hunting with my daddy).
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Winner of the National Book Award for her short story collection Victory Over Japan, Ellen Gilchrist has entertained audiences with her vivid fictional portraits of strong women, eccentric lives, and the difficulties of love and life. Known both for her short fiction and her novels, Gilchrist has been awarded several honors throughout her career, and her work continues to receive both critical and popular acclaim. This book examines her fiction, book by book, and offers an appreciation of her craft through a careful analysis of the stories themselves, their critical reception, and their lastin.
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Gilchrist, Ellen,1935-Criticism and interpretation.
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Gilchrist, Ellen,(1935- ...)-- Critique et interprétation.
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Gilchrist, Ellen,1935-
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Gilchrist, Ellen.
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Women and literature-- United States-- History-- 20th century.
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LITERARY CRITICISM-- American-- General.
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Women and literature.
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United States.
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813/.54
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PS3557.I34258Z68 2005eb
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