{"product_id":"imagining-characters-six-conversations-about-women-writers-jane-austen-charlotte-bronte-george-eliot-willa-cather-iris-murdoch-and-toni-morriso-9780679777533","title":"Imagining Characters: Six Conversations about Women Writers: Jane Austen, Charlotte Bronte, George Eliot, Willa Cather, Iris Murdoch, and Toni Morriso","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe Booker Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003ePossession\u003c\/i\u003e and a revered psychoanalyst team up to share their insights on six of their favorite novels. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this innovative and wide-ranging book, Byatt and the psychoanalyst Ignes Sodre bring their different sensibilities to bear on six novels they have read and loved: Jane Austen's \u003ci\u003eMansfield Park, \u003c\/i\u003e Bronte's \u003ci\u003eVillette, \u003c\/i\u003eGeorge Elliot's \u003ci\u003eDaniel Deronda, \u003c\/i\u003e Willa Cather's \u003ci\u003eThe Professor's House, \u003c\/i\u003eIris Murdoch's \u003ci\u003eAn Unofficial Rose, \u003c\/i\u003e and Toni Morrison's \u003ci\u003eBeloved. \u003c\/i\u003eThe results are nothing less than an education in the ways literature grips its readers and, at times, transforms their lives. \u003ci\u003eImagining Characters\u003c\/i\u003e is indispensable, a work of criticism that returns us to the books it discusses with renewed respect and wonder.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e A. S. Byatt,Ignes Sodre\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/02\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.01h x 5.24w x 0.68d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780679777533\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/04\/1997 pg. 56\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/14\/1997 pg. 27\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/15\/1997 pg. 1078\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/1997 pg. 197\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/1997 pg. 81\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA. S. Byatt\u003c\/b\u003e was the author of numerous novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Children's Book, The Biographer's Tale, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePossession, \u003c\/i\u003e which was awarded the Booker Prize. She also wrote two novellas, published together as \u003ci\u003eAngels \u0026amp; Insects, \u003c\/i\u003e five collections of short stories, and several works of nonfiction. A distinguished critic and author, and the recipient of the 2016 Erasmus Prize for her \"inspiring contribution to 'life writing, '\" she died in 2023.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50530224504947,"sku":"9780679777533","price":19.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_6040e9d1-37fd-446a-8ece-b6dbfd9807dd.jpg?v=1790337294","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/imagining-characters-six-conversations-about-women-writers-jane-austen-charlotte-bronte-george-eliot-willa-cather-iris-murdoch-and-toni-morriso-9780679777533","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}