Paper houses
(Adult Book)
Uniform Title
Author
Published
Toronto : Coach House Books, 2019.
Format
Adult Book
Edition
First English-language edition.
ISBN
9781552453926 (pbk.) :, 1552453928
Physical Desc
149 pages ; 21 cm
Status
Description
Loading Description...
Also in this Series
Checking series information...
Copies
Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
---|---|---|---|
Fiction (Adult) - Fiction Shelves | FICTION FORTIER | Checked Out | July 4, 2024 |
More Details
Published
Toronto : Coach House Books, 2019.
Edition
First English-language edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781552453926 (pbk.) :, 1552453928
Notes
General Note
Translated from the French.
Description
A whimsical and misanthropic imagining of Emily Dickinson's life. Paper Towns is a novelized account of Emily Dickinson's life, focusing on her childhood, the homes she lived in throughout her life, her family relationships, and her gradual reclusiveness, as she becomes consumed by getting words down on paper, and writing becomes an end in itself. Dickinson's childhood seems idyllic, and the headstrong Emily is both serious and fanciful. As she presses flowers between the pages of heavy books to preserve them, she reflects that books drink the water of flowers. When she is given a kaleidoscope for Christmas, she sees it as a device for taking the world as it is and making it unrecognizable, saying to her mother in response to the gift, "But I already have so many books... " The account of her adult life focuses on her writing and gardening, her gradual withdrawal from society, her relationships with family members and her limited contact with people from the outside world. She is disappointed with flesh and blood, and prefers letters, reflecting that you can't have books and a life, after seeing her classmates abandon their dreams to take their place in society. She remains close to her sister, but upon returning to her childhood home Homestead, after a 25-year absence, she reflects that of all the members of her family, she likes the house the best.
Reviews from GoodReads
Loading GoodReads Reviews.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Fortier, D. (2019). Paper houses (First English-language edition.). Coach House Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Fortier, Dominique, 1972-. 2019. Paper Houses. Coach House Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Fortier, Dominique, 1972-. Paper Houses Coach House Books, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Fortier, Dominique. Paper Houses First English-language edition., Coach House Books, 2019.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
Staff View
Loading Staff View.