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Living in the Maniototo

3.8/5 ( ratings)

We follow Mavid through two marriages and watch her bury two husbands. Above all, we are privy to the attendant avoidances, interruptions, and irrelevancies that are part of her attempt to complete a novel. It's a process that is painful, joyful, rueful, and profound. Through it all, Violet-Alice-Mavis chooses to be the entertainer, to make us laugh and cry, to be the ventriloquist who dares to enter the speech of others and expose them.

Language: English

Pages: 240

Format: Paperback

Publisher: George Braziller Inc.

Release: May 17, 1980

ISBN: 0807609587

ISBN 13: 9780807609583

Living in the Maniototo

3.8/5 ( ratings)

We follow Mavid through two marriages and watch her bury two husbands. Above all, we are privy to the attendant avoidances, interruptions, and irrelevancies that are part of her attempt to complete a novel. It's a process that is painful, joyful, rueful, and profound. Through it all, Violet-Alice-Mavis chooses to be the entertainer, to make us laugh and cry, to be the ventriloquist who dares to enter the speech of others and expose them.

Language: English

Pages: 240

Format: Paperback

Publisher: George Braziller Inc.

Release: May 17, 1980

ISBN: 0807609587

ISBN 13: 9780807609583

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