• Recall this Book 57: Elizabeth Ferry on "The Diary of 'Helena Morley'"

    Author(s):
    Elizabeth Ferry, John Plotz
    Date:
    2021
    Subject(s):
    Literature
    Item Type:
    Podcast
    Tag(s):
    Books
    Permanent URL:
    https://doi.org/10.17613/q86b-4q24
    Abstract:
    Elizabeth's B-side was a paean to Elizabeth Bishop's delightful translation of the Brazilian diary in which "Helena Morley" (a pseudonym for Alice Brant) looks back to her childhood in a dusty provincial mining town. In our RtB conversation, she explains that part of the joy in rediscovering the book came from feeling that she, like Bishop herself, was looking back at forgotten childhoods. And yet, her first encounter with the book came during her time in present-day mining towns, where she felt surrounded by potential future Helenas, thinking their thoughts and living their lives.
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    https://newbooksnetwork.com/57-recall-this-b-side-2-elizabeth-ferry-on-the-diary-of-helena-morley-jp
    Publisher:
    Brandeis University
    Pub. Date:
    06/10/2021
    Episode:
    57
    Status:
    Published
    Last Updated:
    12 months ago
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