A gate at the stairs by lorrie moore lorrie moores literary talent has always seemed exquisitely adapted to brevity. The book tells the story of tassie keltjin, a college student at a midwestern university, and starts a few months after 911. A gate at the stairs, moores first book in eleven years, is set in a midwestern university community in the months following 911. When she takes a job as a parttime nanny to a couple who seem at once mysterious. A novel on the anxiety and disconnection of post911 ameri.
There are several short stories contained in this novel. Get fresh etsy trends and unique gift ideas delivered right to your inbox. A gate at the stairs is not a novel anyone will want to put down. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Every landing shall have a minimum dimension of 36 inches.
Now she has finally proved herself over the long haul, says geoff dyer. Each relationship is replete with humor, confusion and halftruths. About this guide the questions, discussion topics, and suggestions for further reading that follow are designed to enhance your groups discussion of a gate at the stairs, the powerful, poignant, and laughoutloud story of a young womans coming of age in the midwest in the unsettling aftermath of the terrorist attacks of. While not incorrect, branding a gate at the stairs a comingofage novel, at the very least, does not do it full justice. Does a gate at the stairs accurately reflect the persistence of racism in america. Finalist for the penfaulkner award finalist for the orange prize for fiction chosen as a best book of the year by the new york times book.
In a year tassie keltjins story takes her from twenty to twenty one, legally an adult. A gate at the stairs to keep people out, to keep people in. The jacket copy of lorrie moores new novel, a gate at the stairs, declares that the story is about a young woman coming of age. September 2009 amy hanridge fiction a gate at the stairs by lorrie moore. A gate at the stairs kindle edition by moore, lorrie. Now, after eleven years of work, she has published a longer novel, a gate at the stairs knopf, and survived to tell the tale. Download a gate at the stairs free download ebook pdf. Louis postdispatch, and real simple twentyyearold tassie keltjin, the daughter of a gentleman farmer, has come.
The american response was a mixture of adulation and bafflement. About the author lorrie moore, after many years as a professor of creative writing at the university of wisconsinmadison, is now gertrude conaway vanderbilt professor of english at vanderbilt university. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Click to read more about a gate at the stairs by lorrie moore. While it engages with familiar themesdeception, boredom, and failure in love. A gate at the stairs is a novel by american fiction writer lorrie moore. Id liken lorrie moore to a cross between zoe heller and lionel shriver. Lorrie moores literary talent has always seemed exquisitely adapted to brevity.
The novel is told from the perspective of a slightly older tassie looking back at her early twenties. Capturing the mood of post911 america with astonishing deftness and precision, a gate at the stairs showcases moore at the height of her. A gate at the stairs is the new york times one of the best books of the year winners as well as various other literary awards and nominations. A young farm girl, she goes to the university filled with liberals, different ways of thinking, of living. Lorrie moore talks about a gate at the stairs interview. Tassie, a freshman at troy university gets a job as a part time babysitter for sarah and edward the future parents of an adopted child.
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A gate at the stairs is set mostly in the fictional town of troy, wisconsin, which most readers interpret as a thinly disguised version of madison, where moore has lived and taught at the. A gate at the stairs by lorrie moore with america quietly gearing up for war in the middle east, twentyyearold tassie keltjin, a halfjewish farmers daughter from the plains of the midwest, has come to university escaping her provincial home to encounter the complex world of culture and politics. What do the comments and encounters sprinkled throughout in the novel pp. A gate at the stairs by lorrie moore in djvu, rtf, txt download e book. A gate at the stairs by lorrie moore reading group guide. Set soon after the events of september 11th, a gate at the stairs follows tassie keltjin, the 20yearold daughter of a potato farmer and an undergraduate at a large wisconsin college who accepts a babysitting job for an upperclass couple. Louis postdispatch, and real simple twentyyearold tassie keltjin, the daughter of a gentleman. This content was uploaded by our users and we assume good faith they have the permission to share this book. The very next day, a mysterious woman named madame z appears at the orphanage requesting to adopt mary. About this guide the questions, discussion topics, and suggestions for further reading that follow are designed to enhance your groups discussion of a gate at the stairs, the powerful, poignant, and laughoutloud story of a young womans coming of age in the midwest in the unsettling aftermath of the terrorist. Please be aware that this discussion guide may contain spoilers. A gate at the stairs, by lorrie moore the new york times. Buy a gate at the stairs by lorrie moore from amazons fiction books store. The novel won s best of the month designation and was a finalist for the penfaulkner award and the orange prize for fiction.
All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Told through the eyes of this memorable narrator, a gate at the stairs is a piercing novel of race, class, love, and war in america. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and. First of all, this is the first book by moore in ten years. There shall be a landing or floor on each side of each exterior door. Anyway, a gate at the stairs is a good book, although i didnt think it deserved all the exhilarated comments it received. A gate at the stairs is not the book moores fans expected. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Only upon closing the book is it apparent that a gate at the stairs owes its allure to mystery. A gate at the stairs is not her first venture into the novel format, but it is her most successful and wellreceived.
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