Forgetting English by Midge Raymond
Date of Review:
Jun.04.2009
Published Work:
Reviewer:
Erika Dreifus, Fiction Writers Review
Source:
Fiction Writers Review
In her impressive debut collection, Forgetting English, Midge Raymond sets her stories in a variety of locations outside the continental United States. How many other collections can you think of that contain eight stories spanning four continents: Africa, Asia, Antarctica, and North America (mainly Hawaii)? Alongside personal, human histories, Raymond incorporates larger traditions. Marriage rites. Fertility symbols. The meaning of jade. The natural history of the penguin.
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In her impressive debut collection, Forgetting English, Midge Raymond sets her stories in a variety of locations outside the continental United States
About Midge
Midge Raymond's short-story collection, Forgetting English, received the Spokane Prize for Short Fiction. Originally published by Eastern Washington University Press, it was reissued by Press 53 in April of 2011. Her stories have appeared in TriQuarterly,...
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Causes Midge Raymond Supports
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, Mercy Corps, Doctors without Borders, Coffee Kids, Northwest Harvest, Treehouse for Kids, Angeline's Day Shelter for...