Deborah Tall
Autore di From Where We Stand: Recovering a Sense of Place
Opere di Deborah Tall
From Where We Stand 1 copia
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Sesso
- female
- Relazioni
- MacIntyre, Tom (partner)
Utenti
Recensioni
Premi e riconoscimenti
Statistiche
- Opere
- 10
- Utenti
- 114
- Popolarità
- #171,985
- Voto
- 4.3
- Recensioni
- 3
- ISBN
- 14
The writing style is that of a lyric essay–the text lives at the edge where poetry and prose meet. There is a lot of white space on the pages. It means that Tall didn’t have to add little physical details and actions to conversations. She summarizes sometimes instead of creating scenes. The book is full of non sequiturs. Instead of traditional transitions, she structures the book into tiny chapters. She re-uses chapter names to create connections across time and space. I’m fascinated by this style of writing and believe it forces the reader to be more assertive, to engage more with the text. The writer doesn't spoon food all the details to the reader.
A beautiful book. I think it would be most appreciated by family historians/genealogist, poets, and readers used to literary texts.… (altro)