Segal, Lore
An Absence of Cousins: A Novel
- ISBN 13:
- 9781914502101
- author:
- Segal, Lore
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Sort of Books
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2024
- Pages:
- 256
- Dimensions:
- 19.8 x 13 x 2.8 centimetres (0.2
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, Literary, Fiction & Literature,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Ilka Weisz seeks a new sense of belonging in her life. A Jewish refugee from Vienna, she has left home to take up a teaching post at a prestigious college in Connecticut. As she navigates this new environment, she finds herself drawn to the Shakespeares, the institute's director and his wife, who may hold the key to forming a surrogate family. In these interconnected New Yorker stories, Lore Segal explores the complexities of identity and community. The lives of the institute's inhabitants are marked by tragedy and loss, as they plan an academic symposium on genocide, while their privileged lives contrast with those on a derelict housing project next door. Segal's writing evokes the comic melancholy of the outsider, offering a nuanced portrayal of the ineffectual ambitions of a progressive institution.
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