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SLEEPING WITH ONE EYE OPEN
WOMEN WRITERS AND THE ART OF SURVIVAL |
| By: |
Marilyn Kallet (Editor), Judith Ortiz Cofer (Editor) |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£25.95 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0820321532 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780820321530 |
| Publisher: |
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
1 November, 1999 |
| Pages: |
232 |
| Language: |
English, Multiple languages |
| Description: |
How do women writers cope with changes and juggle the demands in their lives to make time for their lives as artists? In this text, female novelists, journalists, essayists, poets and nonfiction writers address the challenges of "doing it all" that face women writers at the dawn of the 21st-century |
| Synopsis: |
How do women writers cope with changes and juggle the demands in their already full lives to make time for their lives as artists? In this anthology, noted female novelists, journalists, essayists, poets, and nonfiction writers address the old and new challenges of "doing it all" that face women writers as the twenty-first century approaches. With eloquence, sensitivity, and more than a touch of wry humor, "Sleeping with One Eye Open" relates positive stories from women who lead effective lives as artists, emphasizing how sources of inspiration, discipline, resourcefulness, and determination help them succeed despite the obstacle of "no time."The title essay, Judith Ortiz Cofer's "The Woman Who Slept with One Eye Open," defines the collection. Cofer relates the ways in which a mythological story from her Puerto Rican culture gave her confidence and courage, encouraging her creative success and emphasizing the rewards of "women's |
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US |
| Imprint: |
University of Georgia Press |
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Returnable |
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