Everything you need to understand or teach vinegar girl by anne tyler. Her kate is acerbic, loud and keeps her eye on opportunities to keep. How did she end up running house and home for her eccentric scientist father and. How did she end up running house and home for her eccentric scientist father and uppity, pretty younger sister. Shakespeares comedy the taming of the shrew has been adapted for everything from film to opera to ballet to musical theater. But if the conspiracy theorists are right and shakespeare wrote none of his plays, then who really wrote. Pulitzer prize winner and american master anne tyler brings us an inspired, witty and irresistible. It is the third book of random houses hogarth shakespeare project, in which contemporary novelists retell stories from shakespeares plays. I suppose if you were comparing with the original story you may not like this book, judging by some comments, i however read it as a typical anne tyler, and enjoyed it.
She graduated at nineteen from duke university and went on to do graduate work in russian studies at col. Set in modernday baltimore, it follows twentysomethings kate and pyotr as they plan a marriage of convenience. Anne tyler is the author of twenty bestselling novels. Anne tyler s vinegar girl, based on the taming of the shrew, gives readers a modern, witty, wonderful kate. Buy a cheap copy of vinegar girl book by anne tyler. Tylers twee updating of the taming of the shrew is an illjudged caper. She was born in minneapolis, minnesota, in 1941 and grew up in raleigh, north carolina. The hilarious new novel from the bestselling author of a spool of blue thread. Where to start when reading anne tyler read it forward. Anne tylers vinegar girl, based on the taming of the shrew, gives readers a modern, witty, wonderful kate. 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. This sparky, intelligent spin on shakespeares controversial classic demolishes the old saw that you can catch more flies with honey than vinegar. Anne tylers vinegar girl a clever riff on shakespeares shrew.
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Buy vinegar girl by tyler, anne from amazons fiction books store. Vinegar girl is a 2016 novel by american author anne tyler. Vinegar girl was funny, and as usually a few select characters, that blend to make a. Pulitzer prize winner and american master anne tyler brings us an inspired, witty and irresistible contemporary take on. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that the. Get weekly book recommendations delivered right to your inbox and find out. 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. Anne tyler has taken shakespeares taming of a shrew and kitted it up with her idea of what that play is all about, and i have to admit i was guilty of being wholly amused and enjoyed the story.
Vinegar girl the taming of the shrew retold by anne tyler 237 pp. This sparky, intelligent spin on shakespeares controversial classic demolishes the old saw that you can catch more flies. Vinegar girl william shakespeares the taming of the shrew retold. Vinegar girl, by anne tyler anne tyler s latest is part of a series of shakespeare plays turned novels. Anne tylers brilliant retelling of the taming of the shrew asks whether a thoroughly modern woman like kate would ever sacrifice herself for a. 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. I kept reading it through to the end, hoping it would redeem itself before the end, but alas, it was all wasted time. 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. A novel hogarth shakespeare kindle edition by tyler, anne. Where to start when reading anne tyler a superfan gives us a primer on her work. It is the third book of random houses hogarth shakespeare project, in which contemporary. In tylers version, fiery kate lives at home with her father, an absentminded scientist at johns hopkins on the verge of an.
Both kiss me, kate and the 90s high school movie 10 things i hate about you love it are based on the play. Her most recent, a spool of blue thread, was a sunday times bestseller and shortlisted for both the baileys womens prize for fiction and the man booker prize. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Review vinegar girl is a perfect novel for a summer afternoon and a testimony to the malleability of shakespeares text and ideas. Vinegar girl by anne tyler overdrive rakuten overdrive. Read vinegar girl william shakespeares the taming of the shrew retold. Interestingly, i finished reading this book shortly after seeing shrew performed at shakespeares globe in london. Pulitzer prize winner anne tyler brings a witty contemporary retelling for the hogarth shakespeare series.
Vinegar girl, a novel by anne tyler, is a loose retelling of william shakespeares the taming of the shrew. Vinegar girl is an earthy reflection of this fleeting moment, both lively and thoughtful. Could the taming of shakespeares shrew, katherina, happen today. Vinegar girl transports the taming of the shrew from padua to tylers beloved baltimore, and the product is a witty novel that reveals both the durability of shakespeares themes and tylers talent for creating pleasantly eccentric characters and engaging portraits of contemporary domestic life. Toronto star tyler serves up a sweetly rendered, thoroughly modern love story. In vinegar girl, tyler brings these talents to the altar. William shakespeares the taming of the shrew retold. Vinegar girl by anne tyler the no charge book bunch. After reading dinner at the homesick restaurant and accidental tourist, i really liked anne tylers writing style. Anne tylers vinegar girl is a novel based on shakespeares taming of the shrew.
The hogarth shakespeare books are contracted out, with authors sought to create modern retellings. This vinegar girl is just honey girl on a bad couple of days. Pulitzer prize winner and american master anne tyler brings us an inspired, witty and. The guardian anne tylers vinegar girl, her modern version of the taming of the shrew, came as a surprise. Tyler acknowledges that this book, which she read many times during this period of limited access to books, had a profound influence on her, showing how the.
Vinegar girl by anne tyler author bio birthoctober 25, 1941 whereminneapolis, minnesota, usa educationb. Anne tylers vinegar girl a clever riff on shakespeares. Anne tyler delivers another quirky romance in vinegar girl in her delightful twist on the taming of the shrew published by hogarth shakespeare as one of a series of novels based on the major plays. For those who are not familiar with this particular work of the bard, i would suggest reading the play in all its glory. Summary of vinegar girl by anne tyler includes analysis. Pulitzer prize winner and american master anne tyler brings us an i. Shakespeares shrew gets modern twist in tylers vinegar. 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. Vinegar girl ebook by anne tyler 9780804141277 rakuten kobo. And now we have vinegar girl, part of the hogarth shakespeare series, and another gift from tyler. Vinegar girl, by anne tyler anne tylers latest is part of a series of shakespeare plays turned novels. Vinegar girl by anne tyler penguin random house audio. Pulitzer prize winner and american master anne tyler brings us an inspired, witty and irresistible contemporary take on one of shakespeares most beloved comedies.
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