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Reflections In A Jaundiced Eye
In this collection of essays, Florence King confirms her position as one of the wittiest social critics now writing-and certainly the most uninhibited. Nothing escapes her withering gaze, from our greatest national institution ("Democrazy"), to the cult of Helpism ("Does Your Child Taste Salty?"), to the rules of historical romance writing ("S...more
Paperback, 208 pages
Published
February 15th 1990
by St. Martin's Griffin
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Nobody writes essays as funny and as insightful as the indescribable King. Is she a gun-toting Southern Belle, a radical lesbian feminist, or a literate New York Times reviewer? She defies description and curmudgeonly blasts everyone. Her parody of John Updike(whom I love) is worth the price of the book. I've read everything she's written several times.
Snarky, well written collection of essays dealing with many issues related to the Southern condition. A true delight I've re-read and xeroxed and shared.
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Born in Washington, D.C. in 1936 to a bookish British father and a tomboy American mother, Florence King spent her childhood living with her parents, her maternal grandmother, and her grandmother's maid.
King showed talent in French, but unable to pursue it as a major at American University, she switched to a dual major of history and English. She attended the University of Mississipp...more
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“To make sure I learned the etiquette of grieving, Granny took me with her to the many funerals she attended. O Death, where is thy sting? Search me. I grew up looking at so many corpses that I still feel a faint touch of surprise whenever I see people move.”
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