KANT'S LITTLE PRUSSIAN HEAD AND OTHER REASONS WHY I WRITE

Arranged in three parts, Kant's Little Prussian Head and Other Reasons Why I Write opens with Claire's most personal essays - reflec tions on a childhood divided between cultures, and between dueling models of womanhood. It is here, in these early years, that we se e the seeds of Messud's inquiry into the precarious nature of girlhood, the role narrative plays in giving shape to a life and the p ower of language. As the book progresses, we then see how these questions translate into Messud's rich body of criticism. In section s on lit...[Read more]