Leave me alone, I'm reading : finding and losing myself in books / Maureen Corrigan.
Leave me alone, I'm reading : finding and losing myself in books / Maureen Corrigan.
Leave me alone, I'm reading : finding and losing myself in books / Maureen Corrigan.
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Publisher
New York : Random House, c2005.
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N028.9/33
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Language
English
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Physical content
xxxii, 201 p. ; 24 cm.
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Publisher
New York : Random House, c2005.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c2005.
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Summary
"Though Corrigan's references range widely, from Richard Wright to Philip Roth to Chekhov, certain themes do emerge. Corrigan subverts the classic "man conquers mountain or ocean or battlefield" genre by juxtaposing it with what she calls "female extreme adventure novels" - books such as Jane Eyre, Collected Poems of Stevie Smith, and Anna Quindlen...
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Leave me alone, I'm reading : finding and losing myself in books / Maureen Corrigan.
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Includes bibliographical references ([189]-201.
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c2005.
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N028.9/33
Record Identifier
74VKmMWj8zQy
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKmMWj8zQy
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ISBN
0375504257 (acid-free paper)
9780375504259 (acid-free paper)
DDC
028.9
MMS ID
991020518459702626
