Beyond the Pale by Elana Dykewomon
Beyond the Pale follows the lives of two women: Gutke Gurvich, who apprentices as a midwife in a Russian Jewish settlement before immigrating to New York and joining the suffrage and labor movements; and Chava Meyer, a Russian Jew whose birth is attended by Gutke. A tour de force sequence involving the infamous Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire is typical of this book's power. Both epic and intimate, the book takes readers deep inside diverse worlds, with harrowing and heroic stories of midwifery, the Russian pogroms, and early lesbian life.
Elana Dykewomon is an award-winning novelist, editor, and educator who is Jewish and lesbian. Riverfinger Woman, her first novel, was named to The Publishing Triangle's list of the 100 finest lesbian and gay novels in 1974. Beyond the Pale, her Lammy-winning historical novel, earned Dykewomon the James Duggins Exceptional Mid-Career Novelist's Prize in 2009. She lived in Oakland, California, from 1987 until 1994 as the editor of Sinister Wisdom.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781551928784 |
| ISBN 10 | 1551928787 |
| Title | Beyond the Pale |
| Author | Elana Dykewomon |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Raincoast Books |
| Year published | 2008-03-04 |
| Number of pages | 424 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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