The Gravedigger’s Daughter is a novel by American author Joyce Carol Oates, based loosely on the life of her grandmother and maternal grandfather, the latter who attacked his wife, threatened Oates’ grandmother, then killed himself. It explores how the specter of World War II and the Holocaust affected even those who escaped its immediate impact – sometimes fatally so. · Overview. Fleeing Nazi Germany in , the Schwarts immigrate to a small town in upstate New York. Here the father—a former high school teacher—is demeaned by the only job he can get: gravedigger and cemetery caretaker. When local prejudice and the family's own emotional frailty give rise to an unthinkable tragedy, the gravedigger's daughter, Rebecca heads out into www.doorway.ru: HarperCollins Publishers. When local prejudice and the family's own emotional frailty give rise to an unthinkable tragedy, the gravedigger's daughter, Rebecca heads out into America. Embarking upon an extraordinary odyssey of erotic risk and ingenious self-invention, she seeks renewal, redemption, and peace—on the road to a bittersweet and distinctly “American” triumph/5().
The Gravedigger's Daughter By Joyce Carol Oates Genre: Literary Fiction Buy Now This book is on reading list for November Why We Like This Book. Interestingly enough, Gore Vidal told Christopher Hitchens that the three most dispiriting words in the English language were "Joyce Carol Oates"? You have to wonder if Oates' dark view of. The Gravedigger's Daughter by Joyce Carol Oates. Paperback (Reprint) $ Paperback. $ NOOK Book. $ View All Available Formats Editions. Ship This Item — Qualifies for Free Shipping Buy Online, Pick up in Store Check Availability at Nearby Stores. Sign in to Purchase Instantly. Review: The Gravedigger's Daughter by Joyce Carol Oates. It was a very good read. It was a story of an immigrant family escaping Germany in a refuge boat sailing into New York Harbor in The family now known as the Schwart's was last to leave the boat because the mother was giving birth at the time of their arrival to a baby girl they.
The Gravedigger’s Daughter by Joyce Carol Oates is a well-written story of Rebecca Swartz, the central character who becomes a young married woman in her mid-twenties. The story captures her youth as a child, along with her Je So, I read some of the reviews prior to listening to this story and was almost tempted to bypass this novel. The Gravedigger’s Daughter is a rather long novel, but it is worth the investment in time, for it is compelling reading. Oates is a writer of such fine gifts and such intense discipline that. Book Summary. In the Schwarts, an immigrant family desperate to escape Nazi Germany, settle in a small town in upstate New York, where the father, a former high school teacher, is demeaned by the only job he can get: gravedigger and cemetery caretaker. After local prejudice and the family's own emotional frailty result in unspeakable tragedy, the gravedigger's daughter, Rebecca, begins her astonishing pilgrimage into America, an odyssey of erotic risk and imaginative daring, ingenious.
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