{"product_id":"imagining-characters-six-conversations-about-women-writers-jane-austen-charlotte-bronte-george-eliot-willa-cather-iris-murdoch-and-toni-morriso-paperback","title":"Imagining Characters: Six Conversations about Women Writers: Jane Austen, Charlotte Bronte, George Eliot, Willa Cather, Iris Murdoch, and Toni Morriso - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eA. S. Byatt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eIgnes Sodre\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Booker Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003ePossession\u003c\/i\u003e and a revered psychoanalyst team up to share their insights on six of their favorite novels. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this innovative and wide-ranging book, Byatt and the psychoanalyst Ignes Sodre bring their different sensibilities to bear on six novels they have read and loved: Jane Austen's \u003ci\u003eMansfield Park, \u003c\/i\u003e Bronte's \u003ci\u003eVillette, \u003c\/i\u003eGeorge Elliot's \u003ci\u003eDaniel Deronda, \u003c\/i\u003e Willa Cather's \u003ci\u003eThe Professor's House, \u003c\/i\u003eIris Murdoch's \u003ci\u003eAn Unofficial Rose, \u003c\/i\u003e and Toni Morrison's \u003ci\u003eBeloved. \u003c\/i\u003eThe results are nothing less than an education in the ways literature grips its readers and, at times, transforms their lives. \u003ci\u003eImagining Characters\u003c\/i\u003e is indispensable, a work of criticism that returns us to the books it discusses with renewed respect and wonder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this innovative and wide-ranging book, Byatt and the psychoanalyst Ignes Sodre bring their different sensibilities to bear on six novels they have read and loved: Jane Austen's \"Mansfield Park, Bronte's \"Villette, George Elliot's \"Daniel Deronda, Willa Cather's \"The Professor's House, Iris Murdoch's \"An Unofficial Rose, and Toni Morrison's \"Beloved. The results are nothing less than an education in the ways literature grips its readers and, at times, transforms their lives. Imagining Characters is indispensable, a work of criticism that returns us to the books it discusses with renewed respect and wonder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA. S. Byatt\u003c\/b\u003e was the author of numerous novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Children's Book, The Biographer's Tale, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePossession, \u003c\/i\u003e which was awarded the Booker Prize. She also wrote two novellas, published together as \u003ci\u003eAngels \u0026amp; Insects, \u003c\/i\u003e five collections of short stories, and several works of nonfiction. A distinguished critic and author, and the recipient of the 2016 Erasmus Prize for her \"inspiring contribution to 'life writing, '\" she died in 2023.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.68 x 8.01 x 5.24 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 02, 1997\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761560486176,"sku":"9780679777533","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/adc4383ba0d330d425ad041d93011af9.webp?v=1780210484","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/imagining-characters-six-conversations-about-women-writers-jane-austen-charlotte-bronte-george-eliot-willa-cather-iris-murdoch-and-toni-morriso-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}