Ellen RaskinTwayne Publishers, 1991 - 120 pages |
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Page 43
... unusual bodies in five of her books . Since Raskin kept her own serious , but invisible , disease a secret , perhaps the source of her interest concerned the victims ' lack of control over how other people per- ceived them . Certainly ...
... unusual bodies in five of her books . Since Raskin kept her own serious , but invisible , disease a secret , perhaps the source of her interest concerned the victims ' lack of control over how other people per- ceived them . Certainly ...
Page 55
... unusual approach to finding her lost husband , Leon ( or Noel ) Carillon . Oddly , this book appears to be Raskin's response to her editor's request for an autobiographical novel . The fantastic and silly sub- ject matter does not , of ...
... unusual approach to finding her lost husband , Leon ( or Noel ) Carillon . Oddly , this book appears to be Raskin's response to her editor's request for an autobiographical novel . The fantastic and silly sub- ject matter does not , of ...
Page 108
... unusual in Raskin's books . Two of Raskin's picture books , Moe Q. McGlutch and Ghost in the Four - Room Apartment , show the element of equality between characters that is seen in many Raskin books and is vital to their satiric content ...
... unusual in Raskin's books . Two of Raskin's picture books , Moe Q. McGlutch and Ghost in the Four - Room Apartment , show the element of equality between characters that is seen in many Raskin books and is vital to their satiric content ...
Contents
Biographical Sketch | 1 |
Illustrations for Others | 11 |
Words arent everything | 31 |
Copyright | |
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