Reasons Id Be Prouder Were We Still A Colony
Explore the complex theme of colonialism with our curated book list, Reasons I'd Be Prouder Were We Still A Colony. Featuring standout works by Emma Donoghue (Hood), Katherine Mansfield, and Virginia Woolf, this collection delves into identity, fiction, and the nuanced ties between nationhood and pride. Discover thought-provoking reads that challenge perspectives on history and belonging.
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Stories
by Katherine Mansfield
Although Katherine Mansfield was closely associated with D.H. Lawrence and something of a rival of Virginia Woolf, her stories suggest someone writing in a different era and in a vastly different English. Her language is as transparent as clean glass, yet hovers on the edge of poetry. Her characters are passionate men and women swaddled in English reserve -- and sometimes briefly breaking through. And her genius is to pinpoint those unacknowledged and almost imperceptible moments in which those people's relationships -- with one another and themselves -- change forever. This collection includes such masterpieces as "Prelude," "At the Bay" "Bliss," "The Man Without a Temperament" and "The Garden Party" and has a new introduction by Jeffrey Meyers.
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Hood
by Emma Donoghue
A romance between two lesbians in Ireland, from its beginning in school to its dissolution in death. Repeatedly they break up, come together, break up again, then one has an accident. The survivor describes their relationship against the background of a very straight society. By the author of Stir-fry.
