Elisabeth Vonarburg
Birth date: August 05, 1947
Elisabeth Vonarburg's Books
English to follow. Et j’ai finalement fini ! Ce livre aurait pu être intéressant mais il ne passe pas grand-chose pour tellement de pages que la lecture est devenue un peu pénible. Même rendue à mi-chemin je me demandais si on allait quelque part avec l'histoire de l’Hôtel ou bien si on terminer...
One thing that stands out from the stories in the first half of this book is Vonarburg's strong interest in "spirituality", in the kind of "shamanistic" experiences that Europeans tend to turn to indigenous peoples in search of; and thus some of Vonarburg's aliens can be stand-ins for "indigenous pe...
I have now read the book, and although it was not what I expected, it was superb. I'm sure I would have loved it as a child, and even now I'm impressed with its skillful use of language, cleverness, and thoughtfulness. It does not take place in the world of "In the Mothers' Land", however -- is it a...
See my review at GLBT Fantasy Fiction Resources.
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