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Lawson, A: Virgin


en Limba Engleză Paperback – 4 ian 2018
A remarkable story collection - 'an astonishment' (Paris Review)
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ISBN-13: 9781847085610
ISBN-10: 184708561X
Pagini: 192
Dimensiuni: 128 x 198 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.14 kg
Editura: Granta Publications Ltd

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Set mostly in the American South, at the crossroads of a world both secular and devoutly Christian, April Ayers Lawson's stories evoke the inner lives of young women and men navigating sexual, emotional, and spiritual awakenings. In 'The Negative Effects of Homeschooling', Conner, sixteen, accompanies his grieving mother to the funeral of her best friend Charlene, a woman who was once a man. In 'The Way You Must Play Always', Gretchen, a thirteen year old who looks even younger, heads into her weekly piano lesson in nervous anticipation of her next illicit meeting with her teacher's brother, Wesley.

'Vulnerability' charts the edgy attraction a promising young artist begins to feel for her art dealer. And in the title story, 'Virgin', Jake grapples with the growing chasm between him and his wife, Sheila, a woman who was still a virgin when they wed. At a cocktail party thrown by a wealthy donor to his hospital, he ponders the intertwining imperatives of marriage - sex and love, violation and trust, spirituality and desire - even as he finds himself succumbing to the temptations of his host.Self-assured and sensual, this collection introduces the work of a young writer of unusual mastery.