Finally back in print, a frighteningly lucid feminist horror story about marriageThe Dry Heart begins and ends with the matter-of-fact pronouncement: â‚¬Å“I

The Dry Heart

Finally back in print, a frighteningly lucid feminist horror story about marriage
The Dry Heart begins and ends with the matter-of-fact pronouncement: â‚¬Å“I shot him between the eyes.â‚¬Â As the taleâ‚¬â€¢a plunge into the chilly waters of loneliness, desperation, and bitternessâ‚¬â€¢proceeds, the narrator's murder of her flighty husband takes on a certain logical inevitability. Stripped of any preciousness or sentimentality, Natalia Ginzburg's writing here is white-hot, tempered by rage. She transforms the unhappy tale of an ordinary dull marriage into a rich psychological thriller that seems to beg the question: why don't more wives kill their husbands?
Country USA
Brand New Directions
Manufacturer New Directions
Binding Paperback
ReleaseDate 2019-06-25
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780811228787

The Dry Heart