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Yellow Wallpaper
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
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Description for Yellow Wallpaper
Paperback. First published in 1892, this perfect novel portrays with chilling power the powerlessness of women within Victorian marriage. Series: Virago Modern Classics. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 5. Weight in Grams: 82.
INTRODUCED BY MAGGIE O'FARRELL
'A great work of literature, the product of a questing, burning intellect' MAGGIE O'FARRELL
'Even if the themes being explored might seem irrelevant . . . this is not the case' GUARDIAN
'I loved the unnerving, sarcastic tone, the creepy ending' PARIS REVIEW
Based on the author's own experiences, The Yellow Wallpaper is the chilling tale of a woman driven to the brink of insanity by the 'rest cure' prescribed after the birth of her child. While she is isolated in a crumbling mansion, in a room with bars on ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
Virago
Condition
New
Series
Virago Modern Classics
Number of Pages
64
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780860682011
SKU
V9780860682011
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-98
About Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Charlotte Anna Perkins (1860-1935) married at the age of twenty-four, but three years later separated from her husband. She was a writer of non-fiction and poetry, an editor, feminist theorist, and most of her work is about the status and oppression of women. She married again in 1900, but committed suicide a year after her husband died of inoperable cancer. ... Read more
Reviews for Yellow Wallpaper
Even if the themes being explored might seem irrelevant to you today and especially to such young audience, I can assure you that this is not the case
Guardian
A great work of literature, the product of a questing, burning intellect
Maggie O'Farrell I loved it. I loved the unnerving, sarcastic tone, the creepy ending, the clarity ... Read more
Guardian
A great work of literature, the product of a questing, burning intellect
Maggie O'Farrell I loved it. I loved the unnerving, sarcastic tone, the creepy ending, the clarity ... Read more