Taking My Life
Jane Rule; Linda Morra
Unearthed as a handwritten manuscript in 2008, Jane Rule’s autobiography is a rich and culturally significant document that follows the first twenty-one years of her life, from 1931 through 1952.In writing about her formative years, she is indeed ‘taking’ the measure of her life, assessing its pleasurable and painful contours, and accounting precisely for how it evolved, albeit with discretion and consideration for those who might have been affected by being represented in her work. She must also have appreciated the ambiguity of the title she chose, with all its implications of suicide: at the end of her writing life, she was submitting a rendering of part of that life to critical scrutiny, allowing herself to be vulnerable to the critique of her readers.At turns deeply moving and witty,Taking My Lifeprobes in emotional and intellectual terms the larger moral questions that were to preoccupy her throughout her literary career and showcases the origins and contexts that gave shape to Rule’s rich intellectual life. Her autobiography will appeal to avid followers of her work, delighted to discover that here is another of her books that has, until now, remained unpublished.Jane Rulewas born in New Jersey in 1931 and emigrated to Canada in 1956. She emerged as one of the most respected writers in Canada with her many novels, essays, and short story collections. She passed away in 2007.Linda Morrais a professor of English at Bishop’s University.
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| ISBN | 9780889226739 |
| Genre | Autobiography/Biography; Canadian Eh |
| Publication Date | 13-Sep-11 |
| Publisher | Talonbooks |
| Format | Trade Paperback |
| No. of Pages | 256 |
| Language | English |
| Rating | NotRated |
| Subject | Biography & Autobiography |
| BookID | 12879 |
