Tanya
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27. Caribbean: Dominica - Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys (25/11/09) ]]>
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After hearing this novella promoted as a Jane Eyre prequel I expected a stronger tie to the novel. However if I hadn't read the Norton Critical Edition which includes extensive footnotes pointing out connections (and offering historical setting explanations) I could easily have read it as a purely stand alone novel. That being said I still highly enjoyed it.
I found it fascinating to learn a bit more about the history of the West Indies (Jean Rhys changed the time setting of the novel from the time Jane Eyre was set to coincide with the abolition of slavery, just one of the changes from the story of Jane Eyre) and the values and beliefs of the time.
Not just for Jane Eyre fans! ]]>
No worries! Since I went through the effort of typing up for myself I figure it's easy to save others the trouble by a simple cut and paste :)
Roland, the "Little Brown Bear" by Claude LeBrun which is on the list is apparently originally published in French, I don't know whether it has made it to English, which may be the reason you are having difficulty tracking it down. Julian the Rabbit is Italian with the original title "Giulio congiglio: storie per un anno"
I feel your frustration too. It's all very well and good for them to translate these titles for the purpose of the list, but it would be nice if it would indicate the titles availability in English. This is after all an English language compiled list with English language reviews. The purpose of a list to me is the challenge to try and complete it some day. To know there are titles I am not going to be able to get my hands on is frustrating to say the least! Yet I continue to collect them... ]]>
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For those interested here is a link to googledocs copy of the list. I have also posted a link over at the 1001 Children's Books group
http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0...
Please let me know if there are any problems with the link, and excuse any typos!
Enjoy! ]]>