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Living in the Land of Limbo Fiction and Poetry about Family Caregiving / Carol Levine, editor.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Families--Literary collections.
- Families.
- Care of the sick--Literary collections.
- Care of the sick.
- Caregivers' writings, American.
- Caregivers--Literary collections.
- Caregivers.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (296 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Manufacture:
- Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2014
- Place of Publication:
- Nashville : Vanderbilt University Press, [2013]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- "The first anthology of short stories and poems about family caregivers. The authors explore caregivers' experiences as they deal with family conflicts, the complexities of the health care system, and the impact of their choices on their lives and the lives of others"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- ""Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction: Family Caregivers in Fiction and Poetry""; ""Part I. Children of Aging Parents""; ""1. Diem Perdidi by Julie Otsuka""; ""2. Whosoever: The Language of Mothers and Sons by Rick Moody""; ""3. The Third Dumpster by Gish Jen""; ""4. Water by Li-Young Lee""; ""5. Lucky by Tony Hoagland""; ""6. Fathers and Sons by David Mason""; ""7. Yesterday by W. S. Merwin""; ""8. Ode to Meaning by Robert Pinsky""; ""9. Buckdancer�s Choice by James Dickey""; ""10. Where the Groceries Went by Raymond Carver""
- ""22. He Read to Her by Anne Brashler""""Part III. Parents and Sick Children""; ""23. How to Win by Rosellen Brown""; ""24. People Like That Are the Only People Here by Lorrie Moore""; ""25. Childrenâ€?s Ward by Sarah Day""; ""26. Parents Support Group by Dick Allen""; ""27. Starter by Amy Hanridge""; ""Part IV. Relatives, Lovers, and Friends""; ""28. The Closet by Allegra Goodman""; ""29. The Caregiver by Eugenia Collier""; ""30. Atlantis by Mark Doty""; ""31. Oceanic Hotel, Nice by Tereze GluÌ?ck""; ""Part V. Paid Caregivers""; ""32. A Pension Plan by Ha Jin""
- ""33. A Bad Day for Pisces by Fran Pokras Yariv""""34. Wheelchair by Lewis Nordan""; ""35. God�s Goodness: A Short Story by Marjorie Kemper""; ""Resources""; ""Contributors""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780826519719
- 0826519717
- OCLC:
- 879352520
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