What Maisie Knew
Strikingly modern in subject and narrative voice, this 1897 novel centers on a child's view of a bitter divorce. Rather than a gloomy parable of innocence corrupted, it abounds in dark humor.
Strikingly modern in subject and narrative voice, this 1897 novel centers on a child's view of a bitter divorce. Rather than a gloomy parable of innocence corrupted, it abounds in dark humor.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780141441375 (0141441372)
ASIN: 141441372
Publish date: November 30th 2010
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Pages no: 309
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Novels,
Academic,
School,
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Book Club,
American,
Literary Fiction,
Drama,
19th Century
I wanted to read the book before seeing the movie.The subject matter is so relevant today. A member of my family is going through a divorce with custody issues being the main issue with one parent using the child to hurt the other making it painful for all involved. I thought reading this story woul...
I read The Ambassadors and The Portrait of a Lady sometime in the early ‘90s, when I was in graduate school. They passed through my consciousness with nary a ripple; the impression that I carried away was…boredom. I wasn’t able to engage with any of the characters, and the elite social milieu of lat...
One of Henry James' short novels, Maisie is a pretty good way to see if James is for you before wading into one of his big novels like Wings of a Dove or Golden Bowl. All the qualities that make James' writing wonderful to some and unreadable to others are present as much in his shorter works as hi...
Book Circle Reads 43Rating: 3.75* of fiveThe Book Description: What Maisie Knew (1897) represents one of James's finest reflections on the rites of passage from wonder to knowledge, and the question of their finality. The child of violently divorced parents, Maisie Farange opens her eyes on a distin...
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