Francine Prose - Bibliography
Rhino, Rhino, Sweet PotatoFrancine Prose
ISBN: 9780060080792
Publisher: Harpercollins Publication Date: 2009 Binding: Hardcover Other editions: Hardcover - 2009 |
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TouchFrancine Prose
ISBN: 9780061375170
Publication Date: 2009 Binding: Hardcover Other editions: Hardcover - 2009 |
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GoldengroveFrancine Prose
ISBN: 9780061664588
Publisher: Harperaudio Publication Date: 2008 Other editions: Softcover - 2008 |
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Francine Prose
ISBN: 9781410406361
Publisher: Thorndike Pr Publication Date: 2008 Binding: Hardcover Other editions: Softcover - 2008 |
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Lost in Seeing: Italy, Thirty Years of VisionsFrancine Prose
ISBN: 9788869650826
Publisher: Contrasto Due Publication Date: 2008 Binding: Hardcover |
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Amelia's WorldFrancine Prose
ISBN: 9781597110846
Publisher: Aperture Publication Date: 2008 Binding: Softcover |
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The Glorious OnesFrancine Prose
ISBN: 9780061493843
Publisher: Perennial Publication Date: 2007 Binding: Softcover Other editions: Softcover - 2000, Hardcover - 1974 |
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Life Interrupted: The Unfinished MonologueFrancine Prose; Spalding Gray; Sam Shepard
ISBN: 9781593977924
Publisher: Macmillan Audio Publication Date: 2006 |
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A Changed ManFrancine Prose
ISBN: 9780060196745
Publisher: Harpercollins Publication Date: 2005 Binding: Hardcover On an unseasonably warm spring afternoon, a young neo-Nazi named Vincent Nolan walks into the Manhattan office of World Brotherhood Watch, a human rights foundation headed by a charismatic Holocaust survivor, Meyer Maslow. Vincent announces that he wants to make a radical change in his life. But what is Maslow to make of this rough-looking stranger who claims to have read Maslow's books, who has Waffen-SS tattoos under his shirtsleeves, and who says that his mission is to save guys like him from becoming guys like him? As he gradually turns into the sort of person who might actually be able to do that, Vincent also transforms those around him: Maslow, who fears that heroism has become a desk job; Bonnie Kalen, the foundation's fund-raiser, a divorced single mother and a devoted believer in Maslow's crusade against intolerance and injustice; and Bonnie's teenage son, Danny, whose take on the world around him is at once openhearted, sharp-eyed, and as fundamentally decent as his mother's. Masterfully plotted, darkly comic, A Changed Man illuminates the everyday transactions in our lives, exposing what remains invisible in plain sight in our drug-addled and media-driven culture. Remarkable for the author's tender sympathy for her characters, A Changed Man poses the essential questions: What constitutes a life worth living? Is it possible to change? What does it mean to be a moral human being? The fearless intelligence, wit, and humanity that inform this novel make it Francine Prose's most accomplished yet. Other editions: Softcover - 2006, 2005 |
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The Peaceable Kingdom: StoriesFrancine Prose
ISBN: 9780060754044
Publisher: Perennial Publication Date: 2005 Binding: Softcover The inhabitants of Prose's Peaceable Kingdom are getting the surprises of their lives: a young woman on her honeymoon suddenly realizes that her ecologist husband will have to save the world without her; a child on a class trip recognizes in an Egyptian tomb the inevitable and tragic procession of her life to come; a young puppeteer works a party in the house of a wealthy family, only to be drawn into an encounter with the head of the dysfunctional household; and a disaffected girl on a trip to Paris with her father and his mistress is chased by the boy of her dreams. Nothing is certain in this world where weddings and birthday parties go unpredictably awry, strangers blurt out disturbing confessions, and even the family pets reveal themselves to be agents of discord and disruption. In this short-story collection by one of the most gifted fiction writers of our time, Francine Prose shows us how the seemingly tranquil surface of ordinary happiness barely conceals the darker, more mysterious and brutal truths about this deceptively peaceable kingdom. Other editions: Softcover - 1998, Hardcover - 1993 |
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Francine Prose
ISBN: 9780060080761
Publisher: Joanna Cotler Books Publication Date: 2005 Binding: Hardcover Every Sunday the people of Leipzig marvel at Leopold's amazing tales about wondrous things -- like the green gorilla governor in the galaxy of Gelato and the lizard ladies in the land of Lusitana. For generations everyone has believed his stories were true. That is, until a great scientist and explorer arrives in Leipzig and accuses Leopold of being a liar .. Celebrated author Francine Prose, winner of the National Jewish Book Award, teams up with artist Einav Aviram for this brand-new fable aboutthe magic of storytelling. |
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AfterFrancine Prose
ISBN: 9780060080839
Publisher: Avon Tempest Publication Date: 2004 Binding: Softcover School has become a prison. Other editions: Hardcover - 2004, Hardcover - 2004, Hardcover - 2003, Hardcover - 2003 |
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The Lives of the Muses: Nine Women and the Artists They InspiredFrancine Prose
ISBN: 9780060555252
Publisher: Perennial Publication Date: 2003 Binding: Softcover All loved, and were loved by, their artists, and inspired them with an intensity of emotion akin to Eros. In a brilliant, wry, and provocative book, National Book Award finalist Francine Prose explores the complex relationship between the artist and his muse. In so doing, she illuminates with great sensitivity and intelligence the elusive emotional wellsprings of the creative process. Other editions: 2003, Hardcover - 2002 |
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Hunters and GatherersFrancine Prose
ISBN: 9780374173715
Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux Publication Date: 1995 Binding: Hardcover How do women treat one another in the absence of men to treat them badly? Martha finds out when, reeling from the shock of yet another failed romance and sick of her own starchy literal-mindedness, she seeks solace among a group of somewhat addled devotees of the ancient matriarchal Goddess. Befriended by Isis Moonwagon, an academic turned New Age priestess, Martha follows the Goddess worshippers from the upscale beaches of Fire Island to the inhospitable Arizona desert, where a Native American medicine woman bullies them through the punitive rituals of the sweat lodge and vision quest. As petty tensions and major crises escalate out of control, the women's dream of returning to the simple ways of primitive hunters and gatherers shatters under the pressure of a more predatory reality. With the acerbic wit and compassion that have marked her widely acclaimed previous works, Francine Prose here offers a sharp-eyed consideration of how men and women differ in their pursuit - and avoidance - of power, sex, and competition. A satire of the pieties of New Age religion and knee-jerk feminism, Hunters and Gatherers nevertheless radiates sympathy for our efforts to reconcile spiritual longings with our earthbound, all-too-human nature. Other editions: Softcover - 2003, Softcover - 1997 |
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Gluttony: The Seven Deadly SinsFrancine Prose
ISBN: 9780195156997
Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr Publication Date: 2003 Binding: Hardcover A collection of observations on the American obsession with food and diet traces the evolution of the human perspective on gluttony and how it is shaped by ideals about health and spirituality; citing the transition of gluttony from a religious vice in medieval times to illness in modern times, in a second volume on one of the Seven Deadly Sins. (Philosophy) |
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Sicilian OdysseyFrancine Prose
ISBN: 9780792265351
Publisher: Natl Geographic Society Publication Date: 2003 Binding: Hardcover |
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Women and Children First: StoriesFrancine Prose
ISBN: 9780060507282
Publisher: Perennial Publication Date: 2003 Binding: Softcover Francine Prose's first collection of stories displays her gift for revealing the mysteries and contradictions at the heart of contemporary life. A young woman, disappointed by her lover, discovers that "what you'd hoped was the start of your life could turn out to be a scene from someone else's porn movie." A college professor is disturbed by his attraction to the physical therapist caring for his dying father. A Manhattan gallery owner baby-sitting her infant nephew watches herself pretending to be her suburban housewife sister. With wit and compassion, Prose's collection reminds us that nothing is as we've foreseen ... not even our own desires. Other editions: Softcover - 1989 |
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Elizabeth Murray: Paintings, 1999-2003 March 7-April 19, 2003Francine Prose; Elizabeth Murray; PaceWildenstein (Firm)
ISBN: 9781930743243
Publisher: PaceWildenstein Publication Date: 2003 |
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Household SaintsFrancine Prose
ISBN: 9780060507275
Publisher: Perennial Publication Date: 2003 Binding: Softcover The setting is New York's Little Italy in the 1950s -- a community closely knit by gossip and tradition. This is the story of an extraordinary family, the Santangelos. There is Joseph, the butcher, who cheats in his shop and at pinochle, only to find the deck is stacked against him; his mother, Mrs. Santangelo, who sees the evil eye everywhere and who calls on her saints; and Catherine, his wife, whose determination to raise a modern daughter leads her to confront ancient questions. Finally, there is Theresa, Joseph and Catherine's daughter, whose astonishing discovery of purpose moves the book toward its unpredictable conclusion. Other editions: Softcover - 1993, Softcover - 1986, Hardcover - 1981 |
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Blue AngelFrancine Prose
ISBN: 9780060953713
Publisher: Perennial Publication Date: 2001 Binding: Softcover It's been years since Swenson, a professor in a New England creative writing program, has published a novel.It's been even longer since any of his students have shown promise.Enter Angela Argo, a pierced, tattooed student with a rare talent for writing.Angela is just the thing Swenson needs.And, better yet, she wants his help.But, as we all know, the road to hell is paved with good intentions... Deliciously risque, Blue Angel is a withering take on today's academic mores and a scathing tale that vividly shows what can happen when academic politics collides with political correctness. Other editions: Hardcover - 2000 |
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Primitive PeopleFrancine Prose
ISBN: 9780060934699
Publisher: Perennial Publication Date: 2001 Binding: Softcover What are these barbaric rituals that pass for social and family life? Who are these fearsome creatures who linger in decaying mansions and at glittery malls, trendy weddings and dinner parties? These are the questions that trouble Simone, a beautiful, smart young Haitian woman. She has fled the chaotic violence of Port-au-Prince only to find herself in a world no less brutal or bizarre -- a seemingly civilized landscape where dead sheep swing from trees, lightbulbs are ceremonially buried, fur-clad mothers carve terrifying goddesses out of pumice...and where learning to lie is the principal rite of passage into adulthood. The primitive people of this darkly satiric novel are not, as one might expect, the backward denizens of some savage isle, but the wealthy inhabitants of the Hudson Valley in upstate New York. Other editions: Softcover - 1993, Hardcover - 1992 |
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The Demons Mistake: A Story from ChelmFrancine Prose
ISBN: 9780688175665
Publisher: Greenwillow Publication Date: 2000 Binding: Hardcover The mischievous demons of Chelm, the legendary town in Poland where only fools live, wreak havoc on a daily basis. They make the milk go sour, herd livestock into the sky, and rip people's clothing and tangle their hair. Then they hear about an irresistible new place called New York City. A city jammed with unsuspecting people, motor cars, and tall, shiny buildings--a mayhem loving demon's dream! When they get there, though, the big city is more than a match for the small-town demons of Chelm. . . Francine Prose and Mark Podwal, masters at bringing Jewish legends to life, create totally new and original tale that echoes the Old World but is just right for the modern age. Other editions: Hardcover - 2000 |
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You Never Know: A Legend of the Lamed-VavniksFrancine Prose; Mark H. Podwal
ISBN: 9780688158064
Publisher: Greenwillow Publication Date: 1998 Binding: Hardcover The town of Plotchnik hasn't had a drop of rain in forty days. But the town's humble shoemaker, Poor Schmuel, has the power to command rain and much more. What makes him so extraordinary? Nobody, including the town elders, can explain it until one nightthe Rabbi has a very strange dream.... Francine Prose and Mark Podwal bring to life with wit and flavor another Jewish legend in this tale of Schmuel and the holy Lamed-vavniks. Other editions: Hardcover - 1998 |
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Master Breasts: Objectified, Aestheticized, Fantasized, Eroticized, Feminized by Photography's Most Titillating MastersFrancine Prose
ISBN: 9780893818036
Publisher: Aperture Publication Date: 1998 Binding: Hardcover The most revealing look at breasts. Photographs of breasts are everywhere: in museums, on book covers, in fashion ads, and on posters. Alluring symbols of womanhood, breasts have fascinated generations of image makers. Here, for the first time between two covers, is the breast in photography: the titillating breast, the maternal breast, the aging breast, and the symbolic breast. In Master Breasts, darkly witty political images of the 1970s jostle for space with Edward Weston's classic nudes; Nan Goldin's friends share pages with Robert Mapplethorpe's gorgeously sculptured models. From Alfred Stieglitz's classic studies of Georgia O'Keeffe to Mary Ellen Mark's vivid documentary portraits, they are all here. Other artists include Cindy Sherman, Imogen Cunningham, and Sally Mann. A witty and reflective Introduction from the acclaimed novelist and essayist Francine Prose further links the images, while a monologue from Karen Finley's recent performance piece American Chestnut, "The Detective," reveals a young girl's anguish about breast-inspired catcalls and jokes and then sardonically calls for similar cultural treatment of the male anatomy. Finally, in Nobel Prize-winner Dario Fo's radically funny play The Story of the Tiger, the benefits of breast-feeding are celebrated as never before. |
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Bigfoot DreamsFrancine Prose
ISBN: 9780805048605
Publisher: Henry Holt & Co Publication Date: 1998 Binding: Softcover Finally back in print, "Bigfoot Dreams"--a hilarious comedy of American psychology and pop culture. Vera, the bright, edgy heroine, works for a sleazy supermarket tabloid writing about UFO sightings, miracle cures, and the ever-popular Bigfoot. But then one of the stories Vera invented turns out to be true in ways she could never have dreamed. . . Other editions: Softcover - 1987, Hardcover - 1986 |
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