Black Oxen - Softcover

Atherton, Gertrude

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1500323179 ISBN 13: 9781500323172

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014

Synopsis

This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic, timeless works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.

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Black Oxen unites such unlikely topics as medical rejuvenation treatments, eugenics, American youth culture, and cross-generational relationships. The beautiful American widow of a Hungarian count, Mary Zattiany is fifty-eight years old; after receiving experimental "rejuvenation treatments" and returning to America, however, she is mistaken for a woman in her twenties, and falls in love with a much younger man. Set in an era fixated on youth, beauty, and pleasure, but focusing on the experiences of an aging woman, Black Oxen offers a unique and unsettling view of the Jazz Age. Black Oxen was written in a burst of mental energy after Gertrude Atherton herself received an experimental anti-aging treatment; the introduction and appendices to this edition explore parallels between Atherton's medical treatment and that of her rejuvenated protagonist, as well as provide selections from other contemporary writings on aging, science, and the role of women in the 1920s. Stills and posters from the 1924 film adaptation are also included.

About the Author

Born: Gertrude Franklin Horn October 30, 1857 San Francisco Died: June 14, 1948 (aged 90) (stroke) San Francisco Pen name: Asmodeus, Frank Lin Occupation: Novelist and short story writer. Notable awards: International Academy of Letters and Sciences of Italy (Gold Medal), Legion of Honor honorary member, 1925 D. Litt., Mills College LL.D., University of California Spouse: George H. Bowen Atherton (1876–1887) Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton was a prominent and prolific American author. Many of her novels are set in her home state of California. Her bestseller Black Oxen (1923) was made into a silent movie of the same name. In addition to novels, she wrote short stories, essays, and articles for magazines and newspapers on such issues as feminism, politics, and war. She was strong-willed, independent-minded, and sometimes controversial.

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1500323179
• ISBN 13: 9781500323172
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 162