Fran Ross (1935–1985)
Autor(a) de Oreo
About the Author
Obras por Fran Ross
Associated Works
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Nome legal
- Ross, Francis D.
- Data de nascimento
- 1935-06-25
- Data de falecimento
- 1985-09-17
- Sexo
- female
- Nacionalidade
- USA
- Local de nascimento
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Local de falecimento
- New York, New York, USA
- Locais de residência
- New York, New York, USA
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA - Educação
- Temple University (B.S ∙ Communications ∙ Journalism and Theatre)
Overbrook High School, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA - Ocupações
- novelist
journalist
comedy writer
Membros
Críticas
Listas
Prémios
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 2
- Also by
- 2
- Membros
- 480
- Popularidade
- #51,408
- Avaliação
- 3.8
- Críticas
- 19
- ISBN
- 23
- Línguas
- 7
- Marcado como favorito
- 1
This is the basic plot of Oreo, Fran Ross’ remarkable novel that is at once a searing social satire, a perceptive commentary on racial and ethnic identities, a brilliant lampoon of the Theseus saga from Greek mythology, and an affecting coming-of-age tale of a young woman seeking her place in the world. Written about a half-century ago, it is hard to understand how a book this creative, insightful, and outright hilarious could have languished in relative obscurity for so many years. The wordplay in the book is nothing short of masterful and it is very, very funny in many places. Of course, I found myself relying on both an online Yiddish dictionary and a reader’s guide to the Theseus myth to understand many of those jokes, barbs, and puns—Oreo’s myriad encounters on her journey do indeed parallel those of Theseus as he worked his way home—but that effort was amply rewarded. While Oreo may have been underappreciated when it was published, since its “rediscovery” a few years ago it has apparently become a cult classic and a work that has clearly influenced a new generation of literature (e.g., Paul Beatty’s equally brilliant The Sellout). That is a fitting end for a book that has been on such a lengthy quest of its own.… (mais)