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PublisherGROVE/Atlantic, Incorporated
ISBN-100802135161
ISBN-139780802135162
eBay Product ID (ePID)1028727
Product Key Features
Book TitleOranges Are Not the only Fruit
Number of Pages192 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicLgbt / Lesbian, Literary, Coming of Age
Publication Year1997
GenreFiction
AuthorJeanette Winterson
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight6.5 Oz
Item Length8.2 in
Item Width5.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN87-014412
ReviewsPraise for Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit "A striking, quirky, delicate, and intricate work . . . Winterson has mastered both comedy and tragedy in this rich little novel. . . . Winterson's great gift is evident." -- The Washington Post Book World "A daring, unconventional comic novel . . . by employing quirky anecdotes, which are told with romping humor, and by splicing various parables into the narrative, Winterson allows herself the dangerous luxury of writing a novel that refuses to rely on rousing plot devices. . . . A fascinating debut . . . A penetrating novel." -- Chicago Tribune "If Flannery O'Connor and Rita Mae Brown had collaborated on the coming-out story of a young British girl in the 1960s, maybe they would have approached the quirky and subtle hilarity of Jeanette Winterson's autobiographical first novel. . . . Winterson's voice, with its idiosyncratic wit and sensitivity, is one you've never heard before." -- Ms. "The overwhelming impression of her work is one of remarkable self-confidence, and she evidently thrives on risk.... As good as Poe: it dares you to laugh and stares you down." -- The New York Review of Books "An explosively imaginative writer." -- The London Free Press "She is a master of her material, a writer [of] great talent." --Muriel Spark "Many consider her to be the best living writer in this language." -- Evening Standard "The most interesting writer I have read in twenty years." --Gore Vidal, "A striking, quirky, delicate, and intricate work . . . Winterson has mastered both comedy and tragedy in this rich little novel. . . . Winterson's great gift is evident." -- The Washington Post Book World "A daring, unconventional comic novel . . . by employing quirky anecdotes, which are told with romping humor, and by splicing various parables into the narrative, Winterson allows herself the dangerous luxury of writing a novel that refuses to rely on rousing plot devices. . . . A fascinating debut . . . A penetrating novel." -- Chicago Tribune "If Flannery O'Connor and Rita Mae Brown had collaborated on the coming-out story of a young British girl in the 1960s, maybe they would have approached the quirky and subtle hilarity of Jeanette Winterson's autobiographical first novel. . . . Winterson's voice, with its idiosyncratic wit and sensitivity, is one you've never heard before." -- Ms. "The overwhelming impression of her work is one of remarkable self-confidence, and she evidently thrives on risk.... As good as Poe: it dares you to laugh and stares you down." -- The New York Review of Books "An explosively imaginative writer." -- The London Free Press "She is a master of her material, a writer [of] great talent." --Muriel Spark "Many consider her to be the best living writer in this language." -- Evening Standard "The most interesting writer I have read in twenty years." --Gore Vidal, "A striking, quirky, delicate, and intricate work . . . Winterson has mastered both comedy and tragedy in this rich little novel. . . . Winterson's great gift is evident." — The Washington Post Book World "A daring, unconventional comic novel . . . by employing quirky anecdotes, which are told with romping humor, and by splicing various parables into the narrative, Winterson allows herself the dangerous luxury of writing a novel that refuses to rely on rousing plot devices. . . . A fascinating debut . . . A penetrating novel." — Chicago Tribune "If Flannery O'Connor and Rita Mae Brown had collaborated on the coming-out story of a young British girl in the 1960s, maybe they would have approached the quirky and subtle hilarity of Jeanette Winterson's autobiographical first novel. . . . Winterson's voice, with its idiosyncratic wit and sensitivity, is one you've never heard before." — Ms. "The overwhelming impression of her work is one of remarkable self-confidence, and she evidently thrives on risk…. As good as Poe: it dares you to laugh and stares you down." — The New York Review of Books "An explosively imaginative writer." — The London Free Press "She is a master of her material, a writer [of] great talent." —Muriel Spark "Many consider her to be the best living writer in this language." — Evening Standard "The most interesting writer I have read in twenty years." —Gore Vidal
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal823.9/14
SynopsisWinner of the Whitbread Prize for best first fiction, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit is a coming-out novel from Winterson, the acclaimed author of The Passion and Sexing the Cherry. The narrator, Jeanette, cuts her teeth on the knowledge that she is one of God s elect, but as this budding evangelical comes of age, and comes to terms with her preference for her own sex, the peculiar balance of her God-fearing household crumbles.", "To read Jeanette Winterson is to love her."-- O, the Oprah Magazine A beloved contemporary feminist classic and pioneering work of autofiction--a funny, poignant exploration of a young girl's quirky passage into adulthood Jeanette Winterson's extraordinary career began at the age of twenty-five with the publication of Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit . An international bestseller and winner of the prestigious Whitbread Award for Best First Fiction, it is considered a classic of contemporary literature and taught widely around the world, in courses ranging from core undergraduate classes to women's studies and queer studies. Jeanette is a bright and rebellious orphan who is adopted into an evangelical household in the dour, industrial north of England. Her youth is spent embroidering grim religious mottoes and shaking her little tambourine for Jesus. But as this budding missionary comes of age and comes to terms with her unorthodox sexuality, the peculiar balance of her God-fearing household collapses. Jeanette's insistence on listening to truths of her own heart and mind--and on reporting them with wit and passion--makes for an unforgettable chronicle of an extraordinary passage into adulthood., Winner of the Whitbread Prize for best first fiction, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit is a coming-out novel from Winterson, the acclaimed author of The Passion and Sexing the Cherry. The narrator, Jeanette, cuts her teeth on the knowledge that she is one of God's elect, but as this budding evangelical comes of age, and comes to terms with her preference for her own sex, the peculiar balance of her God-fearing household crumbles.
LC Classification NumberPR6073.I55807 1987
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- 20. Jul. 2020
Pretty good
The book is in almost perfect condition looks like it was read once and has annotations but otherwise good. My only complaint is that the cover of the book is nothing like the image provided but it's the same book and I'm very excited to read it.
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- 08. Sep. 2020
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
Book arrived in nice packaging, took a little bit to get here. Book is in decent shape for being as old as it is.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
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