Anna in the Afterlife Contributor(s): Gerber, Merrill (Author) |
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ISBN: 0815606990 ISBN-13: 9780815606994 Publisher: Syracuse University Press OUR PRICE: $20.66 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2002 Annotation: A scintillating novel about acerbic, ninety-year-old Anna who in death is refreshingly freed from the chains of mortal life. "Once her dying got underway, Anna could not really complain about the way the process moved along." So begins this deftly amusing, wryly perceptive look at the passing of a feisty, funny woman. During the four-day limbo that bridges her death and burial, Anna, who is "infinitely present, never dead, never stupid, and never done with it all, " gets to investigate the preparations for her own funeral, the true nature of her sister's suicide attempt, and the revelations of her own sexual abuse by her half-brother. She contemplates her parents -- her impoverished Polish Jewish mother, her father who was obsessed with his digestive system -- and she longs to remember her beloved husband, who is all but buried by time. She considers the origins of her bigotry and her reluctant capitulation to romantic and physical love. In her final moments of consciousness, Anna has the last word on her own secrets and crimes before stepping into eternity. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | Essays |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2001054233 |
Series: Library of Modern Jewish Literature (Paperback) |
Physical Information: 0.41" H x 5.08" W x 7.24" (0.32 lbs) 132 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Arab World - Locality - Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA - Cultural Region - Southern California - Geographic Orientation - California - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Cultural Region - West Coast |