Strega
(Book)
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Author
Contributors
Vogel, Saskia, translator.
Published
New York : Riverhead Books, 2022.
ISBN
9780593539675, 0593539672
Status
Eisenhower Public Library District - Stacks
FIC HOLM, J.
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FIC HOLM, J.
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Published
New York : Riverhead Books, 2022.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
199 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9780593539675, 0593539672
Notes
General Note
Originally published in Sweden by Albert Bonniers Forlag, Stockholm, in 2020.
Description
"With toiletries, hairbands, and notebooks in her bag, and at her mother's instruction, a nineteen-year-old girl leaves her parents' home and the seaside town she grew up in. Out the train window, Rafa sees the lit-up mountains and perfect trees-and the Olympic Hotel waiting for her perched above the small village of Strega. There, she and eight other girls receive the stiff black uniforms of seasonal workers and move into their shared dorm. But while they toil constantly to perform their role and prepare the hotel for guests, none arrive. Instead, they contort themselves daily to the expectations of their strict, matronly bosses without clear purpose and, in their spare moments, escape to the herb garden, confide in each other, and quickly find solace together. Finally, the hotel is filled with people for a wild and raucous party, only for one of the girls to disappear. What follows are deeper revelations about the myths we teach young women, what we raise them to expect from the world, and whether a gentler, more beautiful life is possible. In stimulating and uninhibited imagery, Johanne Lykke Holm builds a world laced with the supernatural, filled with the secrecy and potential energy of girls on the cusp of womanhood. An allegory for the societal rites and expectations of women and the violence we too easily allow, Strega builds like a spell that keeps exerting its powers long after reading"--,Provided by publisher.
Language
In English, translated from the Swedish.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Holm, J. L., & Vogel, S. (2022). Strega . Riverhead Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Holm, Johanne Lykke, 1987- and Saskia, Vogel. 2022. Strega. Riverhead Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Holm, Johanne Lykke, 1987- and Saskia, Vogel. Strega Riverhead Books, 2022.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Holm, Johanne Lykke, and Saskia Vogel. Strega Riverhead Books, 2022.
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