An Interview with Zoë Fairbairns
While Lyn Pykettand Beatriz Domínguez García (2001) praise the implicit feminism of the novel, Duncker takes Fairbairns to task, arguing that she 'reinforces convention in odd ways' (124), 'reproduces the sexual values of romantic fiction' (125) and omits any instance of lesbiani...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Writers in Conversation 2014-02, Vol.1 (1), p.1-0_2 |
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Zusammenfassung: | While Lyn Pykettand Beatriz Domínguez García (2001) praise the implicit feminism of the novel, Duncker takes Fairbairns to task, arguing that she 'reinforces convention in odd ways' (124), 'reproduces the sexual values of romantic fiction' (125) and omits any instance of lesbianism orfemale romantic friendship. Here Today is partly about the frustration and boredom of working life; in Closing we see people at work, people starting a business. All human beings have to do something to put food in their belly and a roof over their head. [...]yes, she works unpaid, in a sense ... she also has a job in a charity shop, which is of course unpaid work. Because of her circumstances (her husband is in a well-paid job, and her parents provided their house), she doesn't need to enter the labour market to put bread on the table. |
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ISSN: | 2203-4293 2203-4293 |