Letters to Alice on First Reading Jane Austen (Weldon, Fay)
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Published by Basic Books, 1999
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- Title
- Letters to Alice on First Reading Jane Austen (Weldon, Fay)
- Author
- Weldon, Fay
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Publication year
- 1999
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0786706880
- ISBN 13
- 9780786706884
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
Wise, sharp, informative . . . shrewd and funny - A. S. Byatt, Times Literary Supplement Inspired by a series of instructive letters written by Austen to a novel-writing niece, Letters to Alice is an epistolary novel in which an important modern writer responds to her niece's complaint that Jane Austen is boring and irrelevant. By turns passionate and ironic, "Aunt Fay" makes Alice think - not only about books and literature, but also life and culture. "A study of a writer (and reader) thinking aloud about art and civilization . . . it should be required reading, a prerequisite for students of literature." - Hilma Wolitzer, New York Times Book Review
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YA In this "epistolary novel," Weldon, like Jane Austen, writes letters to a niece (in Weldon's case, imaginary) about literature and writing. In addition, "Aunt" Fay writes about the life and works of Jane Austen and about her own thoughts concerning Austen and the times in which she lived. Through her letters, readers find Alice struggling with her own novel; unhappy at school, where she must read Austen; quarreling with parents; having a love affair; and living a modern life with her green spiky hair. Those who especially enjoy Austen and/or those interested in writing and in literature will find this book well-written, intruiging and witty. A special book for a limited audience. Susan Levine, PGCMLS, Md.
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