Ernest Poole (1880–1950)
Författare till His Family
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Allmänna fakta
- Födelsedag
- 1880-01-23
- Avled
- 1950-01-10
- Kön
- male
- Nationalitet
- USA
- Utbildning
- Princeton University
- Yrken
- journalist
- Organisationer
- American Academy of Arts and Letters (Literature, 1916)
The Saturday Evening Post - Priser och utmärkelser
- Pulitzer Prize (Fiction, 1918)
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Statistik
- Verk
- 28
- Även av
- 1
- Medlemmar
- 373
- Popularitet
- #64,664
- Betyg
- 3.9
- Recensioner
- 10
- ISBN
- 73
- Språk
- 2
So, this is the story of Roger and his 3 daughters, who are about as different from each other as possible, and how Roger struggles to adapt to the changing world, clinging to his traditional values, yet trying desperately to support and understand his girls. I had to keep reminding myself that this was written in 1917.....not a modern piece of fiction set in 1917, but written then. It had a remarkably easy feel and modern style to it, not to mention very strong forward thinking, several very strong women characters, and a probing look into the migrant tenement neighborhoods in NYC and their struggles before and during WWI. I for the most part enjoyed Roger's journey as he worked to support his family, but was slightly annoyed that he always seemed to need to have one of them to be upset with and disappointed in...and they all took their turns. A thoughtful look at what it means to be a family.… (mer)