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Tillie Olsen (Author)
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  • Paperback: 156 pages
  • Publisher: Lippincott; First Edition edition (1961)
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B000IN22DM
  • Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.1 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,095,299 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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31 of 36 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars She has a magic with words.., November 14, 1998
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Olsen writes stories that are so powerful, and so well-written, you'll want to read them again and again. Although she uses Jewish culture as a backdrop, her talents bring a universaility to her stories which reminds me of Steinbeck in its power, and Morrison in its complexity.
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Powerful, March 14, 2005
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"Hey Sailor, What Ship" is the most powerful, concentrated portrayal of alcoholism that I have ever read. Olsen gets inside the mind of a late-stage alcoholic. Her prose seems to stretch and distort as her main character goes on an unplanned bender while on shore leave.

She shows beautiful restraint, too: there is nothing sensational or mawkish here. I am in awe of this story.
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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars I Sit Here Typing..., May 5, 2002
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Amazed by her words and writing - the first story, I STAND HERE IRONING - where a mother is mulling over the changes in her and her daughter's lives and relationship. The stories were published in the 50s originally, but were written in a time-free fashion. Get you a copy, you hear?
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