Tell Me A Riddle

%u201CTell Me a Riddle%u201D renders an unforgettable portrait of a working class couple when the gender determined differences in their experiences of poverty and familial life give rise to bitter conflict after almost four decades of marriage. As she dies from cancer, Eva, the protagonist, recollects a revolutionary past that both critiques and offers hope for the present. Deborah Rosenfelt%u2019s introduction and the essays in this volume survey the critical reception of this highly acclaimed story, analyze its biographical and historical contexts, examine the text%u2019s language, structure, spiritual and moral significance, and illuminate Olsen%u2019s relationship to the American midwest, the American left, and the Jewish enlightenment tradition. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item.