Versed in sexual politics and fluent in the language of alienation, these 25 short works chart new territories without the maps or compasses of social convention. This bravura collection showcases the fierce power and startling diversity of contemporary lesbian writing. Includes early work by acclaimed emerging talents such as Cheryl Strayed, Stephanie Grant, and Mei Ng, as well as stunning pieces by Carole Maso, Mary Gaitskill, Ana Castillo, Rebecca Brown, and others.
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Editor Levy's weighty compilation of 24 contemporary lesbian stories ranges widely in issues and concerns addressed. Stephanie Grant's "Posting Up" presents a teenage basketball player in a Catholic girl's school and skillfully interweaves themes of developing sexual identity and racial and ethnic diversity during the time when segregated Boston was reeling from court-ordered busing to desegregate public schools. Ana Castillo's "Loverboys" offers a lesbian in the throes of brokenhearted torment after being left by the first man in her romantic life in a very long time. "Tiny Smiling Daddy" by Mary Gaitskill is told from the father's point of view and stunningly renders the pain and long-term suffering that both generations endure when a parent rejects a child's sexual identity. These and outstanding stories by Mei Ng, E. J. Graff, and Lee Ann Mortenson, as well as an excerpt from Carol Anshaw's extraordinary novel, Aquamarine (1992), especially make the anthology welcome. Whitney Scott
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WINNER OF THE LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD FOR BEST ANTHOLOGY
"...beautiful, sad, sweet, moving, and defiant. At twice the price, this book still would be well worth purchasing. Highly recommended." -Library Journal
"...beautiful, sad, sweet, moving, and defiant. At twice the price, this book still would be well worth purchasing. Highly recommended." -Library Journal
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E.J. Levy is an award-winning writer. Her work has been published in BEST AMERICAN ESSAYS, THE NEW YORK TIMES, PARIS REVIEW, KENYON REVIEW, THE MISSOURI REVIEW, GETTYSBURG REVIEW, ORION, and THE TOUCHSTONE ANTHOLOGY OF CONTEMPORARY CREATIVE NONFICTION, among other journals and anthologies. She has received the 2011 Flannery O'Connor Award, a Pushcart Prize, a BreadLoaf scholarship, a Loft-McKnight Fellowship, and a Nelson Algren Award. She holds a degree in History from Yale and earned an M.F.A. from Ohio State University; she currently teaches creative writing at the University of Missouri in Columbia, and divides her time between Missouri and Washington, D.C. Visit her at www.ejlevy.com.
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A new collection of great fiction by lesbian writers. Superb,
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This review is from: Tasting Life Twice: Literary Lesbian Fiction by New American Writers (Paperback)
We have had to wait for this one for a long time. The anthology contains twenty four stories by serious lesbian writers, many of whom I had never heard of previously but most of whom I want to read more from. Contributors to the anthology include Mary La Chapelle, Carol Anshaw, Jan Ramjerdi and Carole Maso. Besides the high quality of the fiction what is striking about the anthology is the range. From the experimental fiction of Jan Ramjerdi to the wonderful humor of Carol Anshaw. Well worth purchasing. Something you'll be recommending to all of your friends
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This review is from: Tasting Life Twice: Literary Lesbian Fiction by New American Writers (Paperback)
What a supreme pleasure to have all these voices gathered in this volume--voices that were or would have been twice-silenced, as those of both women and lesbians. This tour-de-force collection opens the floodgates for more gorgeous, canny, wise prose from women who love other women -- for all women, and for all men who understand the vitality and beauty of all human connection.
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Important contribution to American letters,
By Maureen Stanton (COLUMBIA, MO, US) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Tasting Life Twice: Literary Lesbian Fiction by New American Writers (Paperback)
I recall when I first came across this book and the great feeling of appreciation I had that EJ Levy collected great literary works of fiction by lesbians or with lesbian themes. I'd read so much "bad" writing by gay women writers, published only in a misguided effort to hear any lesbian voices. The introduction to this book is brilliant and timeless, and the collection is suberb. I highly recommend this anthology.
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