Bücher von Grace Paley

A longtime teacher, activist, feminist, and masterful writer of short fiction and essays, Paley is also an accomplished poet. Combining her two previous collections with unpublished work, Begin Again traces the career of a direct, attentive, and always unpredictable poet. Whether describing the vicissitudes of life in New York City or the hard beauty of rural Vermont, whether celebrating the blessings of friendship or protesting against social injustice, her poems brim with compassion and tough good humor.

"While nearly every Jewish female reader will find herself reflected here, the poignancy of these stories will be felt by readers of all ethnicities."-Library JournalChicken soup and Barbra Streisand, lost fathers and first dates, Hebrew school and Queen Esther, seders and seductions. In this insightful, original anthology, forty-five American Jewish writers explore the richness of their shared heritage, from the tragic to the trivial. In memoirs, fiction, and poetry new and favorite writers like Grace Paley, Amy Bloom, Vivian Gornick, and Laura Cunningham brilliantly reveal the challenges of coming of age as a Jewish woman in America today. What have we lost that our mothers and grandmothers had? Do we still feel close ties to family and community? Can we make a decent pot roast? This spirited collection is full of humor and wisdom, memory and affection-and there isn't a Jewish girl (nice or otherwise) who won't find herself reflected in these vibrant pages.

New York und seine Vororte: Freundinnen, Liebhaber und Expartner reden über Liebe und gehen gegen Krieg, Rassismus und Umweltzerstörung auf die Straße. Grace Paleys Männer und Frauen sind älter geworden, machen neuerdings Yoga, interessieren sich für gesunde Ernährung und unternehmen Exkursionen zurück in die verwahrloste South Bronx. Sie müssen sich abgrenzen von den eigenen Eltern, zugleich aber behaupten gegen die nachrückenden zornig-zynischen Kinder. Paleys Geschichten sind nie harmlos, sondern handeln von zutiefst menschlichen Themen.