{"product_id":"tell-me-a-riddle-requa-i-and-other-works-paperback","title":"Tell Me a Riddle, Requa I, and Other Works - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTillie Olsen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLaurie Olsen\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by), \u003cb\u003eRebekah Edwards\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An excellent volume that will appeal to anyone interested in women's studies, social justice, journalism, and American short stories and fiction.\"\u003c\/b\u003e--Erica Swenson, \u003ci\u003e Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA century after her birth, Tillie Olsen's writing is as relevant as when it first appeared; indeed, the clarity and passion of her vision and style have, if anything, become even more striking over time. Collected here for the first time are several of Olsen's nonfiction pieces about the 1930s, early journalism pieces, and short fiction, including the four beautifully crafted, highly celebrated stories originally published as \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTell Me a Riddle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e: \"I Stand Here Ironing,\" \"Hey Sailor, What Ship?,\" \"O Yes,\" and \"Tell Me a Riddle.\" Also included, for the first time since it appeared in the 1971 Best American Short Stories, is \"Requa I.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn these stories, as in all of her work, Olsen set a new standard for the treatment of women and the poor and for the depiction of their lives and circumstances. In her hands, the hard truths about motherhood and marriage, domestic life, labor, and political conviction found expression in language of such poetic intensity and depth that their influence continues to be felt today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn introduction by Olsen's granddaughter, the poet Rebekah Edwards, and a foreword by her daughter Laurie Olsen provide a personal and generational context for the author's work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTillie Olsen (1912-2007) was an activist, feminist, award-winning author, and teacher who won nine honorary degrees and whose short stories \"Tell Me a Riddle\" (winner of the O. Henry Award) and \"I Stand Here Ironing\" have been anthologized extensively. She is the author of the novel \u003ci\u003eYonondio: From the Thirties\u003c\/i\u003e, available in a Bison Books edition, the nonfiction book \u003ci\u003eSilences\u003c\/i\u003e, and numerous published essays and is the editor of \u003ci\u003eMother to Daughter, Daughter to Mother: Mothers on Mothering\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.47 x 8.51 x 5.57 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44304495083622,"sku":"9780803245778","price":25.67,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/Y28yY2w0blNzemdMMWtucFUzazhwZz09.webp?v=1767603332","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/tell-me-a-riddle-requa-i-and-other-works-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}