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Sara Maitland

    27. Februar 1950

    Sara Maitland ist eine britische Schriftstellerin und Akademikerin, deren Werk oft eine Tendenz zum magischen Realismus aufweist. Sie ist sowohl für ihre Romane als auch für ihre Kurzgeschichten bekannt. Maitland gilt als feministische Schriftstellerin und gehörte zur Avantgarde der feministischen Bewegung der 1970er Jahre. Die Religion ist ein weiteres herausragendes Thema in ihren Schriften und spiegelt ihren römisch-katholischen Glauben wider.

    Angel Maker
    Arky Types
    Ich und mein Engel
    Vom Kopf ins Herz und umgekehrt
    Dunkler Willen ihres Körpers
    Drei Entschlüsse in einer Nacht
    • The New Uncanny

      • 226 Seiten
      • 8 Lesestunden

      Performing a deft metaphorical evisceration of Sigmund Freud’s classic 1919 essay that delved deeply into the tradition of horror writing, this freshly contemporary collection of literary interpretations reintroduces to the world Freud’s compelling theory of das unheimliche —or, the uncanny. Specifically designed to challenge the creative boundaries of some of the most famed and respected horror writers working today—such as A. S. Byatt, Christopher Priest, Hanif Kureishi, Frank Cottrell Boyce, Matthew Holness, and the indomitable Ramsey Campbell—this anatomically precise experiment encapsulates what the uncanny represents in the 21st century. Masterfully narrated with the benefit of unique perspectives on what exactly it is that goes bump in the night, this chilling modern collective is not only an essential read for fans of horror but also an insightful and intriguing introduction to the greats of the genre at their gruesome best.

      The New Uncanny2018
      3,4
    • How to Be Alone

      • 177 Seiten
      • 7 Lesestunden

      Learn how to enjoy solitude and find happiness without other people.

      How to Be Alone2014
      3,4
    • Gossip from the Forest

      A Search for the Hidden Roots of Our Fairytales

      • 354 Seiten
      • 13 Lesestunden

      Fairytales are one of our earliest and most vital cultural forms, and forests one of our most ancient and primal landscapes. Both evoke a similar sensation in us — we find them beautiful and magical, but also spooky, sometimes horrifying.In this fascinating book, Maitland argues that the two forms are intimately connected: the mysterious secrets and silences, gifts and perils of the forests were both the background and the source of fairytales. Yet both forests and fairy stories are at risk and their loss deprives us of our cultural lifeblood. Maitland visits forests through the seasons, from the exquisite green of a beechwood in spring, to the muffled stillness of a snowy pine wood in winter. She camps with her son Adam, whose beautiful photographs are included in the book; she takes a barefoot walk through Epping Forest with Robert Macfarlane; she walks with a mushroom expert through an oak wood, and with a miner through the Forest of Dean. Maitland ends each chapter with a unique, imaginitive re-telling of a fairystory.Written with Sara's wonderful clarity and conversational grace, Gossip from the Forest is a magical and unique blend of nature writing, history and imaginative fiction.

      Gossip from the Forest2012
      3,6
    • A Book of Silence

      • 320 Seiten
      • 12 Lesestunden

      A deeply thoughtful, honest and illuminating memoir about a phenomenon too often neglected in the contemporary world.

      A Book of Silence2009
      3,9
    • Angel Maker

      The Short Stories of Sara Maitland

      • 351 Seiten
      • 13 Lesestunden

      A collection of stories on women, from biblical heroines to simple housewives. The story, The Burning Times, is on lesbians in the Middle Ages, Fag Hags: A Field Guide, is on women who go out with gay men, and Siren Song is on some revengeful sirens.

      Angel Maker1996
      3,0
    • Roman über drei Frauen - Grossmutter, Mutter und Tochter - die jede für sich in einer Nacht eine wichtige Entscheidung zu treffen haben.

      Drei Entschlüsse in einer Nacht1990
      5,0