Evelyn Piper (1908–1994)
Autore di Bunny Lake Is Missing
Sull'Autore
Nota di disambiguazione:
(eng) Evelyn Piper was a pseudonym used by pulp fiction author Merriam Modell.
Opere di Evelyn Piper
The Motive/The Glass Spear/Causeway to the Past/When She Was Bad She Was Murdered — Collaboratore — 1 copia
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Informazioni generali
- Nome legale
- Modell, Merriam
- Altri nomi
- Levant, Merriam (maiden name)
- Data di nascita
- 1908-05-08
- Data di morte
- 1994-07-01
- Sesso
- female
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di nascita
- Manhattan, New York, USA
- Luogo di morte
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Luogo di residenza
- New York, New York, USA
Germany - Istruzione
- Cornell University
- Attività lavorative
- model
secretary
novelist
short-story writer - Relazioni
- Modell, Walter (husband)
Modell, John (son) - Nota di disambiguazione
- Evelyn Piper was a pseudonym used by pulp fiction author Merriam Modell.
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 13
- Opere correlate
- 1
- Utenti
- 231
- Popolarità
- #97,643
- Voto
- 3.8
- Recensioni
- 7
- ISBN
- 28
- Lingue
- 2
- Preferito da
- 1
The frantic plot kept me reading–it seems like it should be easy for Blanche to prove the existence of Bunny, but her failures keep stacking up. Everything is going against her, but it is clear that there is something else going on–at first seen in a parallel plot about another mother looking for her child. There are, of course, a lot of coincidences and convenient events, but the book effectively conveys Blanche’s panic, terror and anger. At times, there’s a nightmarish, hallucinatory quality to the book. The events, in several ways, could be seen as one long gaslighting nightmare and a more extreme version of Blanche’s already precarious life. As a single mother, Blanche is already looked on with suspicion in mid-20th century America. The circumstances of Bunny’s birth add to that, and all sorts of little details–some of which hamper the search for Bunny–also show her difficult situation. Attempting to get in the nursery school, Blanche is insulted by a woman calling her a bad mother. No one at work can confirm that she has a child because her company won’t hire mothers–Blanche has had to pretend that she’s single and childfree to get a job. Blanche is a young, attractive woman–which isn’t exactly stated but is obvious in the way the male characters treat her. She notes, ominously, the looks that the cops give her–she’s used to men staring at her, but their new gaze (they think she’s delusional) is strange and unfamiliar. The two main male characters, a psychiatrist associated with the school and a friendly acquaintance of Blanche, are completely inadequate in providing support, although they weakly attempt to help and have important roles for the plot. The psychiatrist develops an unbelievable and unhealthy infatuation with Blanche, mainly because she reminds him of a disturbing past memory. Of course, Blanche switches between rage and despair–understandably, but Dr. Newhouse also wildly swings between helpful, soothing doctor (who is pretty much always paternalistic and condescending) and angry, petulant scorned lover. Wilson, Blanche’s acquaintance, is randomly cruel at times (he has explanations but not good ones) and frequently places Blanches in seemingly sexually compromising situations, even if they’re not sexual. Despite some of the flaws of the book, it was highly addictive and I read it in one sitting. The introduction in my copy was very helpful and scholarly.… (altro)