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A portrait of a marriage between two incompatible people in postwar australia, its written in bare, lean prose the word skeletal comes to mind and yet the story has an intensity that only comes when the author has. Snake, kate jennings shop online for books in australia. Kate jennings, born in 1948, grew up on a farm in outback australia 400 miles from sydney. Her novel snake was a new york times notable book of the year, as was moral hazard, which was based on her experiences as a wall street speechwriter. Among the notable blurbers is shirley hazzard who declares it. Jun 07, 2016 thats certainly the case for kate jennings debut novella, snake, which was first published in the uk in 2001. Weaving in his interviews with jennings in new york, he shows how poetry, politics and family were transmuted into her first novel, snake a work of art that depicts rural australia in a funny, cutting and unforgettable way. While the novel is not totally true to her life in the factual sense, i. Snake, by kate jennings 1997 the neglected books page. This is the only thought in irenes head the day she marries a handsome secondworld war veteran. In the chapter i read this very morning vernay comments about how this. In her fragmented autobiography, trouble, kate jennings used excerpts from her first novel, snake, to convey her childhood experience of growing up on a farm in the riverina region of new south wales. Sometimes its the things that arent said which make a book more powerful than a verbose, overly written one.
Snake by kate jennings, kate jennings, 1997, ecco press edition, in english 1st ed. Jun 12, 2018 snake, by kate jennings 1997 12 june 2018 1 october 2016 snake is a tight short novel about two people who come at their marriage from very different directions. Later, girlie looks at snakes in a book on australian fauna. Snake, kate jennings debut novel, is also her first book to be published in the uk. Set in an irrigation area barren soil blessed by water snake is a modern classic. Snake by kate jennings irene is clever, ambitious, easily seduced, and tempted by everythingeverything beyond the confines of her life on a remote australian farm and her marriage to a man she might once, briefly, have loved. The ring is hardly on irenes finger before she begins to realize shes made a terrible mistake. Kate jenningss first novel, snake, was praised for combining dry comedy and genuine heartbreak.
Set within a parched, uniquely australian landscape snake is a powerful story of thwarted. Knowing this, i restructured the counternarrative and built an extra 15 years into the book i had thought. She is already known as a poet in australia and america. Snake by kate jennings meet your next favorite book. A book that will come to be regarded as a classic account of the realities of australian rural life. Trouble, kate jennings used excerpts from her first novel, snake. Both her novels, snake and moral hazard, were new york times notable books of the year. I will walk within my house with a perfect heart or and you alone can hear the invisible starfall. A novel about a husband and wife whose relationship is a complete disaster. She had, she wrote, an unhappy mother, diffident father. See all books authored by kate jennings, including ansel adams, and stanley and sophie, and more on.
She attended the university of sydney in the late 1960s, where she gained notoriety as a feminist activist. Well, its difficult to think of words other than taut and incisive to describe snake by kate jennings, for the publisher has used every other synonym available in the plethora of plaudits on this reissued edition. Kate jennings s black humour and paredback prose, at once understated and rich in startling imagery, resonate long after the final unnerving chapter. Moreover, the book s type is large, and theres a good deal of white space left in the margins. Snake by jennings, kate and a great selection of related books. Both books contain strong autobiographical elements, snake being about a girl. Accessories such as cd, codes, toys, may not be included. She attended sydney university during the sixties and was involved deeply in the radical politics of the times, including the founding of the feminist movement in australia. J wikipedia citation please see wikipedias template documentation for further citation fields that may be required. Jennings, firstly, is a poet and her move to writing a novel easily demonstrates her power of lucid imagination. The 72 short chapters, some less than a page long, of her lean novel are given titles that evoke poems.
Please expect some creasing to the spine andor minor damage to the cover. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Partway through writing on kate jennings i had a different realisation. Snake by kate jennings overdrive rakuten overdrive. That is the point of her novel snake, in some ways. Domestic dystopia has rarely been distilled into such concentrated literary form. Born in rural new south wales, she has lived in new york since 1979. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Snake was a new york times notable book of the year, as was moral hazard.
Erik jensen chats about his creative process and book on. Kate jennings has 22 books on goodreads with 87 ratings. Kate jennings brings all her powers of pace and tone to bear in a novel that is humane and unsparing. Thats certainly the case for kate jennings debut novella, snake, which was first published in the uk in 2001. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Snake, by kate jennings 1997 12 june 2018 1 october 2016 snake is a tight short novel about two people who come at their marriage from very different directions. She has won the als gold medal, the christina stead prize for fiction. She has won the als gold medal, the christina stead prize for fiction and the adelaide festival fiction prize. Kate jennings, who grew up in australia, has lived since 1979 in new york city. Snake by jennings, kate and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. I think you did manage to get that evenhandedness, the sense that we all make mistakes, even where we love. Kate jennings, a poet, essayist, and novelist, grew up in the australian outback.
Kate jenningss black humour and paredback prose, at once understated and rich in startling imagery, resonate long after the final unnerving chapter. Kate jennings born 1948 is an australian poet, essayist, memoirist, and novelist. A novel by jennings, kate and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading.
The author of snake, women falling down in the street, and moral hazard, she lives. Kate jennings was a student at the university of sydney in the sixties where she began her career as a poet, essay ist, and fictionwriter. Apr 12, 2011 snake, by kate jennings well, its difficult to think of words other than taut and incisive to describe snake by kate jennings, for the publisher has used every other synonym available in the plethora of plaudits on this reissued edition. Weaving in his interviews with jennings in new york, he shows how poetry, politics and family were transmuted into her first novel, snake a work of art that depicts rural australia in a funny, cutting and. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published.
Moreover, the books type is large, and theres a good deal of white space left in the margins. Rex, her quiet, adoring, responsible husband, bears mostly silent witness as irene wrestles with her. Possible ex library copy, will have the markings and stickers associated from the library. Kate jennings snake, similarly, epitomises what can be achieved in the form of a short novel in much the same way that william trevor epitomises what can be achieved in the short story. She attended sydney university in the late 1960s, where she gained notoriety as a feminist activist. Snake is kate jenningss first novel, first published in 1996 and now reissued because, quite frankly, it is a brilliant novel written, with sparse. In 1979 she moved to new york and later became an executive speechwriter for the wall street journal. Content includes books from bestselling, midlist and debut authors. Snake is a tight short novel about two people who come at their marriage from very different directions. Irene is clever, ambitious, easily seduced, and tempted by everythingeverything beyond the confines of her life on a remote australian farm and her marriage to a man she might once, briefly, have loved. Stanley and sophie by kate jennings, paperback barnes. A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. Kate jennings books list of books by author kate jennings. Mar 26, 2011 snake is kate jenningss first novel, first published in 1996 and now reissued because, quite frankly, it is a brilliant novel written, with sparse effective language.
Kate jennings is a poet as well as novelist and essayist and it shows. Snake is her first novel and the first of her books to be published in the united states. She has written for self, allure, new woman, and many other magazines. Awardwinning writer erik jensen plunges the reader into the world of acclaimed novelist, poet and pioneering feminist kate jennings. Jan 31, 2001 kate jennings snake, similarly, epitomises what can be achieved in the form of a short novel in much the same way that william trevor epitomises what can be achieved in the short story.
It is also a vivid chronicle of jennings grief and sadness for the loss of a husband, for the city after september 11, for two pigtailed macaques in bali, for a world going to hell in a handbasket. The chapters in snake are short, vivid bursts of imagery, anecdote, insight. Snake is kate jenningss first novel, first published in 1996 and now reissued because, quite frankly, it is a brilliant novel written, with sparse effective language. Snake is her first novel and the first of her books to be published in the united kingdom. First published 15 years ago, snake depicts a disastrous postwar marriage in the backblocks of rural australia. People what astonishment, stimulation, refreshment, enjoyment is to be found in this short novel by kate jennings snake makes various current challengers in the. Snake is kate jennings first novel, she has written poetry and an awardwinning collection of short stories. Kate jennings is a poet, essayist, shortstory writer and novelist. American readers will feel themselves fortunate to make the acquaintance of a writer like kate jennings. I bought snake a few years ago, but only got around to reading it last year those toppling piles of books and all that and i loved it. Kate jennings, who grew up in australia, has lived since 1979 in new york. Stunning the work of a powerful imagination carol shields. At 157 pages, this new book from kate jennings, an australian writer now living in new york, is very, very lean. Snake isbn 9781863955256 pdf epub kate jennings ebook.
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