Anne tyler the beloved writer anne tyler is the pulitzer prizewinning author of the novel breathing lessons. Anne tyler s contemporary response to shakespeares the taming of the shrew. Shakespeares comedy the taming of the shrew has been adapted for everything from film to opera to ballet to musical theater. It tells the story of kate battista who is strongwilled and acerbic in her everyday interactions.
Novels such as anne tylers, which are so precise and current, are like. A novel hogarth shakespeare kindle edition by tyler, anne. Pulitzer prize winner and american master anne tyler brings us an inspired, witty. Where to start when reading anne tyler read it forward. Buy vinegar girl hogarth shakespeare by tyler, anne isbn. In synopsis, vinegar girl introduces us to the 21st century kate battista, the 29yearold daughter of a reclusive lab immunologist who has worked his entire adult life on a. Character for tyler is a fluid substance, one that wavers. Her trademark knack for painting entertaining and endearingly flawed characters, and documenting the contrariness of family relations in suburbia are all in fine form, and also familiar. While it is her interpretation of that play, vinegar girl departs somewhat from the bards original work, and one need not be a fan of shakespeare to enjoy her quirky characters, the baltimore setting, and an amusing predicament set forth in this, tylers 21st novel. Tyler challengingly abides by the original storyline, exploring the notion of character growth, making the shrews change of heart entirely plausible without demeaning the young woman. The hogarth project sees shakespeares works retold by bestselling novelists of today. Houston chronicle vinegar girl has the requisite tyler trademarksthe characters populating vinegar girl are flawed, quirky, likable, selfindulgent and astute. She has published 22 novels, the best known of which are dinner at the homesick restaurant 1982, the accidental tourist 1985, and breathing lessons 1988.
You dont have to think shrew is irredeemably sexistshakespeares take on gender roles is always more nuanced than it seemsto quickly tire of its knockabout humor. Anne tylers retelling of the shakespeare play the taming of the shrew. Anne tyler s vinegar girl a clever riff on shakespeares shrew june 17, 2016. Aug 12, 2016 vinegar girl, by anne tyler, hogarth press, rrp. While these might be great authors who write great books. Fiction, literary, humorous, general, drama, shakespeare, humor pages.
She has published 20 novels, the best known of which are dinner at. Vinegar girl ebook by anne tyler 9780804141277 rakuten kobo. The fortune teller and her grandfather went to new york city on an amtrak train. Vinegar girl by anne tyler published by random house on june 16th 2016 genres. Still, even mediocre tyler is better than so many others best, which is why i gave it three stars. Plus, shes always in trouble at work her preschool charges adore her, but. Vinegar girl is part of the hogarth shakespeare project. Jul 10, 2016 vinegar girl the taming of the shrew retold by anne tyler 237 pp. Vinegar girl sees anne tyler going behind the scenes of one of shakespeares most controversial yet enduring kiss me kate, 10 things i hate about you plays.
See all 14 formats and editions hide other formats and. Vinegar girl is the third book in the hogarth shakespeare series that i have read. Vinegar girl sees anne tyler going behind the scenes of one of shakespeares. Vinegar girl the taming of the shrew retold by anne tyler 237 pp. She graduated at nineteen from duke university and went on to do graduate work in.
Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. She demonstrates an exceptional aptitude for writing, and matthias, for a time, indulges her with reed pens, papyri, and other 16 c. Anne tylers brilliant retelling of the taming of the shrew asks whether a thoroughly modern woman like kate would ever sacrifice herself for a. A few days later, i finally picked up the novel, and started reading. Anne tyler, a 1988 pulitzer prizewinning novelist for breathing lessons, takes on shakespeares the taming of the shrew in her own adaptation as vinegar girl.
Jun 21, 2016 vinegar girl sees anne tyler going behind the scenes of one of shakespeares most controversial yet enduring kiss me kate, 10 things i hate about you plays. Howard jacobsons shylock is my name the merchant of venice 3. It is billed as william shakespeares the taming of the shrew retold. William shakespeares the taming of the shrew retold. This ones on my tbr largely because of npr, who calls.
Pulitzer prize winner and american master anne tyler brings us an i. The taming of the shrew retold hogarth shakespeare kindle edition by anne tyler author visit amazons anne tyler page. Anne tyler s retelling of the shakespeare play the taming of the shrew. After reading dinner at the homesick restaurant and accidental tourist, i really liked anne tyler s writing style. Vinegar girl is a fast, easy readheld sidebyside against shakespeares shrew, the story of kate and pyotr is full of hidden treasures. Pulitzer prize winner and american master anne tyler brings us an inspired, witty and irresistible contemporary take on one of shakespeares most beloved comedies. I havent read any of anne tylers other work, but i very much get the impression that this was a quick write the meet a deadline. Anne tyler is the author of twenty bestselling novels. After reading dinner at the homesick restaurant and accidental tourist, i really liked anne tylers writing style. The vinegar girl proves she can write a mediocre one.
Before picking up vinegar girl for a local book club i. Vinegar girl by anne tyler meet your next favorite book. Jeanette wintersons the gap of time the winters tale 2. Anne tyler was born in minneapolis, minnesota, in 1941 and grew up in raleigh, north carolina. Vinegar girl, by anne tyler anne tylers latest is part of a series of shakespeare plays turned novels. Everything you need to understand or teach vinegar girl. Immediately download the vinegar girl summary, chapterbychapter analysis, book notes, essays, quotes, character descriptions, lesson plans, and more everything you need for studying or teaching vinegar girl. While it is her interpretation of that play, vinegar girl departs somewhat from the bards original work, and one need not be a fan of shakespeare to enjoy her quirky characters, the baltimore setting, and an amusing predicament set forth in this, tyler s 21st novel.
Her bestselling novels include breathing lessons, the accidental tourist, dinner at the homesick restaurant, ladder of years, back when we were grownups, a patchwork planet, the amateur marriage, digging to america, a spool of blue thread, vinegar girl and clock dance. Mar 28, 2017 anne tylers vinegar girl, her modern version of the taming of the shrew, came as a surprise. With several dozen novels to her name, anne tyler has won numerous awards during her writing career, this including the sunday times award and the ambassador book award. Anne tylers vinegar girl a clever riff on shakespeares shrew june 17, 2016. Tylers smooth prose makes vinegar girl, one of a series of renowned authors shakespearean updates, a light, summer read. Anne tylers lightly comic update on the taming of the shrew is like a soft serve ice cream cone, enjoyable but not very substantial in and of itself. Shakespeares shrew gets modern twist in tylers vinegar girl. Vinegar girl is the twentyfirst novel by american author, anne tyler, and is written under the hogarth shakespeare banner. The fortune teller and her grandfather went to new york city on an amtrak train, racketing along with their identical, peaky faces set.
If you buy the book using that link, i will receive a small commission from the sale. Anne tylers vinegar girl a clever riff on shakespeares. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Ana is the daughter of matthias, head scribe to herod antipas, tetrarch of galilee. Anne tylers vinegar girl, based on the taming of the shrew, gives readers a modern, witty, wonderful kate. The spectator uk anne tylers take on the taming of the shrew is, predictably, winsome, straightforward and smart. Anne tylers vinegar girl is a retelling of shakespeares the taming of the shrew, the latest in the hogarth shakespeare series in which contemporary novelists adapt the bards plays for a 21st century audience. Over her long career, distinguished by her singular gift for peeling back the layers of family life, she has produced over 20 novels, as well as short stories and criticism.
Vinegar girl is an earthy reflection of this fleeting moment, both lively and thoughtful. All three were finalists for the pulitzer prize for fiction with breathing lessons winning the prize in 1989. Jun 18, 2016 vinegar girl by anne tyler is published by hogarth at. The first half of the novel is a slog, but it does pick up. Both kiss me, kate and the 90s high school movie 10 things i hate about you love it are based on the play. So its likely you already know the basic plot of the bookwhether from reading the original play or seeing the musical kiss me kate or watching the movie 10 things i hate. How did she end up running house and home for her eccentric scientist father and uppity, pretty younger sister bunny. I thoroughly enjoyed this book it had good characters and a strong plot. Vinegar girl book tacoma public library bibliocommons. She was born in minneapolis, minnesota, in 1941 and grew up in raleigh, north carolina.
Vinegar girl is a modern novelization of shakespeares taming of the shrew. As part of the hogarth shakespeare series, anne tyler has created a modernday version of the taming of the shrew. Pulitzer prize winner anne tyler brings a witty contemporary retelling for the hogarth shakespeare series. It is a wellwritten, enjoyable book which made me laugh and made me think. Tyler is known for her ability to limn character, and vinegar girl is no exception to that rule.
How did she end up running house and home for her eccentric scientist father and uppity, pretty younger sister. Vinegar girl stayed true to the essence of shakespeares tale whilst bringing it firmly into the modern age. Vinegar girl, her 21st novel, drags shrewish kate into the. You how know sometimes a friend will tell you something that happened to her, and you think wait, there must be more to it than that, im sure theres another side to this. I kept reading it through to the end, hoping it would redeem itself before the end, but alas, it was all wasted time. Anne tyler born october 25, 1941 is an american novelist, short story writer, and literary critic. Buy a cheap copy of vinegar girl book by anne tyler. Anne tyler is a pulitzer prizewinning american novelist, short story writer, and literary critic. Pulitzer prize winner and american master anne tyler brings us an inspired, witty and irresistible contemporary take on one of shakespeares most beloved comedies kate battista feels stuck. Anne tyler author anne tyler is the author of twenty bestselling novels. Annes works place special emphasis on family and marriage in america, and the various conflicts that. This is where the hogarth shakespeare project is now 1. Check out the official readers group guide for vinegar girl here. Novels such as anne tylers, which are so precise and current, are like photographs or digital clock faces that tell us where we are and where we are coming from at the same time.
This sparky, intelligent spin on shakespeares controversial classic demolishes the old saw that you can catch more flies with honey than vinegar. Jun 23, 2016 as part of the hogarth shakespeare series, anne tyler has created a modernday version of the taming of the shrew. Plus, shes always in trouble at work her preschool charges adore her, but their parents dont always. Vinegar girl, by anne tyler anne tyler s latest is part of a series of shakespeare plays turned novels. At twentynine, kate battista is in a deadend job she doesnt particularly like, and saddled with looking after her airhead fifteenyearold. Pulitzer prize winner and american master anne tyler brings us an inspired, witty and.
Vinegar girl, by anne tyler october 18, 2016 by rochelle ogorman. This text sees anne tyler taking a stab at taming of the shrew. She plucked a book from her shelfanne tylers sixth novel, searching for caleb. Read vinegar girl william shakespeares the taming of the shrew retold.
This study guide was created using the following version of this book. She graduated at nineteen from duke university and went on to do graduate work in russian studies at col. Vinegar girl by anne tyler is a retelling of shakespeares the taming of the shrew. Anne tylers legions of fans will openly sigh, while a random reader happening upon this mess is more likely to abandon ship. Vinegar girl by anne tyler the no charge book bunch. Jun 21, 2016 as her contribution to the hogarth shakespeare project, tyler a spool of blue thread, 2015, etc. Novels such as anne tylers, which are so precise and current, are like photographs or digital. Shakespeares comedy, the taming of the shrew, is one of the more problematic stories for a modern reader, so i was interested to see how pulitzer prizewinning novelist anne tyler addressed the deeply misogynistic themes of the original in her contemporary retelling, vinegar girl. Jun 21, 2016 two very different alternatives are offered by a current new york production of the taming of the shrew and anne tylers latest novel, vinegar girl hogarth shakespeare, 237 pp. The hogarth shakespeare books are contracted out, with authors sought to create modern retellings. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. She plucked a book from her shelf anne tyler s sixth novel, searching for caleb. The taming of the shrew retelling vinegar girl could use.
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