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Heidi Julavits

    Heidi Julavits crafts narratives that delve into complex relationships and the intricate psychological depths of her characters. Her prose is characterized by a piercing insight into the human mind, employing unconventional storytelling techniques. Through her novels and short stories, she explores themes of identity, memory, and the interconnectedness of human experience. Julavits aims to imbue her work with emotional significance, treating subjects with a gravity that elevates them beyond mere commentary.

    McSweeney's: Piccolo, piccolo grande uomo
    Der Mineralpalast
    Directions to Myself
    Women in Clothes
    The Mineral Palace
    • 2023

      The narrative explores the profound transition of motherhood as Heidi Julavits reflects on her son approaching adulthood amidst societal turmoil, including campus rape allegations. This personal journey prompts her to confront her identity as a mother and the challenges of preparing her son for an uncertain future. Rooted in her own Maine childhood experiences, the book intertwines family dynamics with broader cultural and philosophical questions, ultimately revealing that personal growth and understanding must stem from within.

      Directions to Myself
    • 2014

      Women in Clothes

      • 515 pages
      • 19 hours of reading
      4.0(2092)Add rating

      "An exploration of the questions we ask ourselves while getting dressed every day, and the answers from more than six hundred women"--From back cover.

      Women in Clothes
    • 2008

      Come recita la testata del sito Web, "Timothy McSweeney è un enigma avvolto in un mistero avvolto nella pancetta". Ma chi era davvero Timothy McSweeney? Una possibile risposta si trova nel sesto numero, dove si racconta di un uomo che scriveva lettere al futuro fondatore della rivista quando questi era ancora bambino vicino a Chicago. Le lettere, con una calligrafia strana e bella, erano indirizzate anche alla madre, insistendo su un legame con la famiglia McSweeney. La spiegazione si sviluppa ulteriormente, ma resta da chiedersi quanto ci sia di vero e quanto di immaginario. La rivista è nata a San Francisco nel 1998 grazie a Dave Eggers, rivoluzionando il panorama letterario e attirando autori celebri come Stephen King, Joyce Carol Oates, David Foster Wallace e molti altri. In questa antologia, abbiamo raccolto i contributi di alcune delle intrepide scrittrici che hanno reso la rivista un luogo affascinante. Da Zadie Smith a Heidi Julavits, da Lydia Davis a A.M. Homes, fino a Susan Minot e Sheila Heti, troverete una varietà di storie brevi, memorie personali, saggi e altro ancora. Queste letture non solo vi offriranno soddisfazione e divertimento, ma vi trasformeranno in lettori incredibilmente cool. E oggi, scusateci se è poco.

      McSweeney's: Piccolo, piccolo grande uomo
    • 2003

      'Bena parkte den alten Ford Touring vor dem verlassenen Mineralpalast und ging langsam an den Säulen vorbei durch die kupferne Eingangstür. Vor einem ausgetrockneten Teich, aus dem die Statue einer Nymphe aufragte, blieb sie stehen und drückte ihr Baby fest an sich. Zum ersten Mal seit Wochen fühlte sie sich geborgen.' Als Bena mit ihrem Mann Ted und dem kleinen Sohn nach Pueblo, Colorado, zieht, hofft sie auf einen Neuanfang. Aber die kleine, von der Rezession gezeichnete Stahlarbeiterstadt lebt im Schatten einer längst vergangenen Pracht, deren Symbol der alte, verfallene Mineralpalast ist. Bena, die in der neuen Umgebung mit ihrer eigenen tragischen Vergangenheit, mit der seltsamen Apathie ihres Kindes und einer schwierigen Ehe konfrontiert wird, findet in seinen Mauern Zuflucht. In diesem großen Epos über Hoffnung, Enttäuschung und Sehnsucht zeichnet Heidi Julavits das Bild einer ungewöhnlichen Frau, die an das Schicksal glaubt, aber das ihre nicht einfach hinnehmen will.

      Der Mineralpalast
    • 2001

      Amidst clouds of dust and with a sense of purpose born of the Great Depression, Bena Jonsson -- young mother, physician's wife -- arrives in the desert town of Pueblo, Colorado, and immediately sets about creating a new life for her family. As the days unfold, however, she is quietly haunted by niggling doubts and an insidious loneliness, so she gratefully seizes the chance to explore her stalled career in journalism and accepts an unpaid position with the local paper. But bad omens begin stacking up like charms on a bracelet, and when Bena meets a prostitute accused of infanticide, her defence of the woman triggers a chain of events with unfathomable consequences. Written with an impeccable sense of history and full of impending doom, The Mineral Palace is a stylish corruption of the Medea myth -- a tragic love story and an indictment of society's treatment of untameable, liberated women.

      The Mineral Palace