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"Mrs. Nixon: The author imagines the life" (Scribner), Ann Beattie: One of the moving parts work Ann Beattie again, "Mrs. Nixon," is the beginning of the listing page of Thelma Catherine Ryan nicknames, which was born March 16, 1912, wanted to be an actor, and whose most enduring role was married to a U.S. president to resign.
Pat Nixon, who chose the name Patricia college because she thought his name did not fit at least 11 nicknames like starlight, his code name as first lady. The mere fact that so many years, when most people go through life with one or two, suggests an elusive, like a ghost of quality that has proved irresistible Beattie, one of the most acclaimed writers of the short story of the generation of Baby Boomers.
At that moment, when the unfortunate Richard Nixon came to the door of the plane that would transport him to the White House forever, Beattie writes that he fell in love with a minor character in the game - his wife.
"What seemed like a mysterious was that a certain person was defined by his fate," he writes, referring to Nixon, and the addition of a few chapters later, "My curiosity is based on how little of our personality or education or what fate has dealt us. "
Beattie is to imagine your life, the use of photographs and stories of the days of Watergate to refresh your memory. During its investigation, we discovered some things about Mrs. Nixon - who was working strong, hard, practical clothes, modest, clean and loved, and above all, was a faithful daughter wife and mother. However, it never comes to life.
This may not be appropriate Beattie, professor of literature and creative writing at the University of Virginia, which recognizes the difficulty of "reading" the former first lady's mother's generation.
For ultimately, the book less about Pat Nixon that he is on Beattie, Beattie Beattie favorite writers and reflections on art and history writing craft. What is really too bad. Because again, "they are loyal and enigmatic Ms. Nixon" disappears.
However, if you've ever wondered what it would be like being in a masters program in creative writing at an American university, this book is for you.
Pat Nixon, who chose the name Patricia college because she thought his name did not fit at least 11 nicknames like starlight, his code name as first lady. The mere fact that so many years, when most people go through life with one or two, suggests an elusive, like a ghost of quality that has proved irresistible Beattie, one of the most acclaimed writers of the short story of the generation of Baby Boomers.
At that moment, when the unfortunate Richard Nixon came to the door of the plane that would transport him to the White House forever, Beattie writes that he fell in love with a minor character in the game - his wife.
"What seemed like a mysterious was that a certain person was defined by his fate," he writes, referring to Nixon, and the addition of a few chapters later, "My curiosity is based on how little of our personality or education or what fate has dealt us. "
Beattie is to imagine your life, the use of photographs and stories of the days of Watergate to refresh your memory. During its investigation, we discovered some things about Mrs. Nixon - who was working strong, hard, practical clothes, modest, clean and loved, and above all, was a faithful daughter wife and mother. However, it never comes to life.
This may not be appropriate Beattie, professor of literature and creative writing at the University of Virginia, which recognizes the difficulty of "reading" the former first lady's mother's generation.
For ultimately, the book less about Pat Nixon that he is on Beattie, Beattie Beattie favorite writers and reflections on art and history writing craft. What is really too bad. Because again, "they are loyal and enigmatic Ms. Nixon" disappears.
However, if you've ever wondered what it would be like being in a masters program in creative writing at an American university, this book is for you.
