Tell Me a Riddle
For the film based on the novel, see Tell Me a Riddle (film).
| Author | Tillie Olsen |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | short story |
| Published |
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| Media type | Print (hardback, paperback) |
| Pages | 116 |
| OCLC | 5096662 |
Tell Me a Riddle is a short story by Tillie Olsen, originally appearing in New World Writing in 1960 and subsequently published as the title story of a four story collection in 1961.
Reception
Tell Me a Riddle has been called "a powerful study of the politics of voice",[1] "an American Classic,[2] and described as "beautifully crafted and painfully real in the issues of family that it raises."[3] It received the 1961 O. Henry Award.[4]
Adaptations
A film of the same name, based on the collection, was released in 1980.[5]
References
- ↑ "Tillie Olsen's "Tell Me a Riddle": The Dialetics of Silence". Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies. University of Nebraska Press. 15 (2): 1–22. 1994. JSTOR 3346759.
- ↑ Oliver B. Pollak. "TILLIE OLSEN". jwa.org. Jewish Women's Archive. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
- ↑ Janice Willms (June 14, 2004). "Tell Me a Riddle". medhum.med.nyu.edu. NYU Langone Medical Center. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
- ↑ "The O. Henry Prize Stories Past Winners List". www.randomhouse.com. Random House LLC. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
- ↑ "Tell Me a Riddle (1980)". www.rottentomatoes.com. Fandango Media. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
External links
- Tell Me a Riddle study guide
- Tillie Olsen's 'Tell Me a Riddle': The Catastrophe of History
- "No one's private ground": A Bakhtinian reading of Tillie Olsen's Tell Me a Riddle
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