Jill alexander essbaum s hausfrau gives readers a snapshot of an american womans life, anna, over the course of a few years while living in zurich, switzerland with her husband and children. For readers of the girl on the train and the woman upstairs comes a striking debut novel of marriage, fidelity, sex, and morality, featuring a fascinating heroine who struggles to live a life with meaning. There is much to admire in essbaums intricately constructed, meticulously composed novel, including its virtuosic intercutting of past and present. An obsession is a defense against feeling out of control. Hausfrau new york times bestseller named one of the best books of the year by san francisco chronicle, the huffington post, and shelf awareness in hausfrau, anna karenina goes fifty shades with a side of madame bovary. Hausfrau kindle edition by essbaum, jill alexander. She is the winner of the bakeless more about jill alexander essbaum. New york times bestseller named one of the best books of the year by san francisco chronicle, the huffington post, and shelf awareness in hausfrau, anna karenina goes fifty shades with a side of madame bovary. Jill alexander essbaums hausfrau gives readers a snapshot of an american womans life, anna, over the course of a few years while living in zurich, switzerland with her husband and children. This completely engaging debut lingers long after the book is put down. I downloaded the ebook, which at the time had the same cover as the.
Anna benz lives in comfort and affluence with her husband and three young children in dietlikon, a. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Aug, 2015 haunting and elegant, hausfrau is the exceptional debut novel from the prizewinning american poet, jill alexander essbaum. Hausfrau by jill alexander essbaum overview new york times bestseller named one of the best books of the year by san francisco chronicle, the huffington post, and shelf awareness in hausfrau, anna karenina goes fifty shades with a side of madame bovary. Hausfrau quotes by jill alexander essbaum goodreads. Her most recent collections are the fulllength manuscripts harlot no tell motel, 2007 and necropolis neonuma arts, 2008. The ghost of anna karenina haunts the poet jill alexander essbaum s debut, hausfrau, about an american in zurich with the perfect husband, perfect sons and perfect home. Review of hausfrau by jill alexander essbaum, plus backstory and other interesting facts about the book.
Hausfrau isbn 9781447280798 pdf epub jill alexander. Time a debut novel about anna, a bored housewife who, like her tolstoyan namesake, throws herself into a psychosexual. The book that will have everyone talking cosmopolitan anna benz, an american in her latethirties, lives with her swiss husband, bruno a banker and their three young children, in a postcardperfect suburb of zurich. A novel one of the best, controversial books ive ever read easily 5 stars for me, and for all of the best and worst reasons. Hausfrau by jill alexander essbaum, paperback barnes. Hausfrau ebook by jill alexander essbaum rakuten kobo. A winner of the bakeless poetry prize and recipient of two nea literature fellowships, essbaum is a member of the core faculty. Although she certainly didnt have her father in mind while writing the steamy sex scenes of her captivating debut novel, hausfrau, she has him to thank. Chicago tribune for a first novelist, essbaum is extraordinary because she is a poet. Hausfrau by jill alexander essbaum epub, mobi, pdf download. March 21, 2015 debut novelist jill alexander essbaums heroine is a deeply unhappy married woman who seeks solace in sexual encounters.
I heard about it this week when i was perusing facebook i think it was mentioned in the new york times feed and i immediately went out and bought it. Hausfrau is a dark but intensely captivating debut novel by jill alexander essbaum. A novel by jill alexander essbaum anna was a good wife, mostly. Anna benz, the heroine of jill alexander essbaums frequently engrossing first novel, is a very bad girl indeed. For readers of the girl on the train and the woman upstairs comes a striking debut. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Though she leads a comfortable, wellappointed life. Hausfrau by jill alexander essbaum penguin random house. So opens jill alexander essbaums remarkable debut novel, the mesmerizing story of anna benz, an american expatriate who has lived in zurich for nine years with her husband, brunoa swiss bankerand their three children. I also developed no real affection for anna as the novel progressed. Interview with jill alexander essbaum why dont you write me a trashy book and make us all rich. Hausfrau by jill alexander essbaum publishers lunch. Actually, its more a snapshot of her mood and how it influences her overall behavior fyi.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read hausfrau. She had been wrong about every man she loved or said she loved. Essbaum s poetry features puns, wordplay and dark humor, often mixed with religious and erotic imagery. Cycling through the many drafts of the book s jacket. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading hausfrau. It is an extremely insightful psychological study of an american expat living in switzerland with her swiss husband and their three children. The controversial new york times bestseller a debut novel about marriage, fidelity, sex, and morality, with a heroine who makes debatable and destructive. A novel and millions of other books are available for instant access. Navigating the lines between lust and love, guilt and shame, excuses and.
When a man speaks to her in her german class, she lands in bed with them. Her work has twice appeared in the best american poetry, as well as its sister anthology, the best american erotic poems. Jill alexander essbaum born 1971 in bay city, texas, united states is an american poet, writer, and professor. Chicago tribunefor a first novelist, essbaum is extraordinary because she is a poet. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published.
She is passive and compliant, but in the sense that she lets life happen or so she thinks. Debut novelist jill alexander essbaums heroine is a deeply unhappy. Hausfrau by jill alexander essbaum, may 06, 2016, picador, imusti edition, paperback hausfrau may 06, 2016 edition open library. The ultimate edit that idea of the home as an oppressive rather than welcoming place forms a common thread through all these novels, most chillingly in essbaums hausfrau, in which.
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Intimate, intense, and written with the precision of a swiss army knife, jill alexander essbaums debut novel is an unforgettable story of marriage, fidelity, sex, morality, and most especially self. Essbaum brilliantly keeps up the tension as anna bounces from one bad decision to the next, racing toward the inevitable conclusion. A winner of the bakeless poetry prize and recipient of two nea literature fellowships, essbaum is a member of the core faculty of the low residency mfa at. Hausfrau by jill alexander essbaum overdrive rakuten. Cycling through the many drafts of the books jacket. She has published several poetry collections, including heaven, which won the bakeless poetry prize, and has been anthologized in the best american poetry and the best american erotic poems. Hausfrau, by jill alexander essbaum the new york times. Buy hausfrau air iri ome by jill alexander essbaum isbn. In her first novel, hausfrau, poet jill alexander essbaum has created a. Hausfrau by jill alexander essbaum penguin random house audio. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Anna benz, an american in her late thirties, lives with her swiss husband, bruno a banker and their three young children in a postcardperfect suburb of zurich.
She is the winner of the bakeless poetry prize and recipient of two nea literature fellowships. Time a debut novel about anna, a bored housewife who, like her tolstoyan namesake, throws herself into a psychosexual journey of selfdiscovery and tragedy. Jill alexander essbaum is the author of hausfrau 3. Jill alexander essbaums hausfrau is a beautiful dissection of a marriage in crisis and a modernday anna karenina tale. Anna benz lives in comfort and affluence with her husband and three young children in dietlikon, a pictureperfect suburb of zurich. When the book opens, anna benz, whose story hausfrau tells, appears to be suffering from precisely the same flavour of. Jill alexander essbaum is the author of several collections of poetry.
Dont judge a book by its cover til you see how long it. Let me start by saying that hausfrau was not a light, happy read. Hausfrau by jill alexander essbaum was one of the books that i read. The ghost of anna karenina haunts the poet jill alexander essbaums debut, hausfrau, about an american in zurich with the perfect husband, perfect sons and perfect home. This article was originally published in the april 2015 issue of bookpage. Hausfrau new york times bestsellernamed one of the best books of the year by san francisco chronicle, the huffington post, and shelf awareness in hausfrau, anna karenina goes fifty shades with a side of madame bovary.
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