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A deeply intimate psychological portrait of a young woman's tragic childhood, her reinvention as a successful young artist in the literary circles of 1950s New York City, and her struggle to understand and overcome the trauma of her past. Growing up in the confines of Innisfail,... Read Full Overview

Marya was a survivor. From the brutal lessons of an abandoned childhood to the darker, more complicated games of the adult world, she rose up to perilous heights of fame. This is her story. Brilliant . . . thrillingly alive . . . stunning --Chicago Tribune.

A deeply intimate psychological portrait of a young woman's tragic childhood, her reinvention as a successful young artist in the literary circles of 1950s New York City, and her struggle to understand and overcome the trauma of her past.

Growing up in the confines of... Read Full Overview

A deeply intimate psychological portrait of a young woman's tragic childhood, her reinvention as a successful young artist in the literary circles of 1950s New York City, and her struggle to understand and overcome the trauma of her past.

Growing up in the confines of... Read Full Overview

A deeply intimate psychological portrait of a young woman's tragic childhood, her reinvention as a successful young artist in the literary circles of 1950s New York City, and her struggle to understand and overcome the trauma of her past.

Growing up in the confines of... Read Full Overview

"Marya" er en intens, virkelighedsn r skildring af en moderne kvinde, der konstant s ger en dybere forst?else af sig selv for at opn? det ultimative m?l, selvrealisering. Det er m?ske den mest personlige og mest fascinerende af Joyce Carol Oates' romaner. Vi f lger Marya Knauer... Read Full Overview