The Complete Tales of Ketzia Gold
Author | : Kate Bernheimer |
Publisher | : University of Alabama Press |
Total Pages | : 194 |
Release | : 2001 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781573660969 |
ISBN-13 | : 1573660965 |
Rating | : 4/5 (69 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Complete Tales of Ketzia Gold written by Kate Bernheimer and published by University of Alabama Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Her childhood romance with talented, brilliant Adam Brown flowers briefly into a marriage of tenderness and erotic fervor, but Ketzia cannot escape her own intelligence, and soon finds herself compelled toward intoxicating self-destruction. Bernheimer draws upon the motifs of traditional German, Russian and Yiddish folklore to shape Ketzia's bewildering adventures. This meeting of nursery rhyme and nightmare transforms everyday objects as childhood photos, wine bottles and metal trinkets take on a life of their own, eluding Ketzia's frightened grasp. Marked by a logical illogic and disarmingly sane madness, this haunting and innovative fable creates an emotional landscape that's as impossible to escape as it is for young Ketzia to inhabit.