The Dry Heart
New York : New Directions, 2018.
Format: Book
Description: 88 pages ; 21 cm.
"Finally back in print, a frighteningly lucid feminist horror story about marriage The Dry Heart begins and ends with the matter-of-fact pronouncement, 'I shot him between the eyes.' Everything in between is a plunge into the chilly waters of loneliness, desperation, and bitterness, and as the tale proceeds, the narrator's murder of her flighty husband takes on a certain logical inevitability. In this powerful novella, Natalia Ginzburg's writing is white-hot, fueled by rage, stripped of any preciousness or sentimentality; she transforms an ordinary dull marriage into a rich psychological thriller that might pose the question: Why don't more wives kill their husbands?"-- Provided by publisher.
Series: New Directions paperbook ; NDP1448.
ISBN:
9780811228787
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
F Ginzburg | Main (Downtown) | Second Level, Fiction | Out (Due: 5/13/2024) |
"Originally published in Italian under the title È stato così"--Title page verso.
English translation originally published by The Hogarth Press Ltd. in 1952.
English translation originally published by The Hogarth Press Ltd. in 1952.