Circular Journey
Helen Barolini
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Description for Circular Journey
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 3233 x 5193 x 17. Weight in Grams: 267.
A Circular Journey collects for the first time in one book the essays that most powerfully define the unique gifts of one of America’s most distinctive voices.
These fifteen pieces, tracking some thirty years of a writer’s life, come together to illuminate the stages and themes and places that mark Helen Barolini’s art. Divided into three closely linked sections—“Home,” “Abroad,” “Return,”—the essays move through Barolini’s worlds. Her love of literature began when, as a child growing up as an avid reader in Syracuse, New York, she was presented with a diary and told to write in it. Returning ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780823226160
SKU
V9780823226160
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Ref
99-15
About Helen Barolini
Helen Barolini (1925-2023) was the recipient of numerous prizes, including an NEA grant and an American Book Award. Her books included Umbertina and The Dream Book: An Anthology of Writings by Italian-American Women.
Reviews for Circular Journey
"...Suceeds as a unified work that takes the reader on a stimulating and satisfying voyage." -Quaderni d'italianistica "A good read-even for the non-Italian!" -American-Italian Historical Association Newsletter "In this beautiful collection of essays, Helen Barolini weaves a powerful tale of the illusive nature of memory, the struggle for identity, and the yearning for balance and belonging in our lives. With ... Read more