6 edition of Memoirs of an Ex-Prom Queen found in the catalog.
Memoirs of an Ex-Prom Queen
Alix Kates Shulman
Published
March 1990
by Academy Chicago Pub
.
Written in English
| The Physical Object | |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | 274 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL8257239M |
| ISBN 10 | 0897331737 |
| ISBN 10 | 9780897331739 |
| OCLC/WorldCa | 12343880 |
In Alix Kates Shulman turned her keen eye to the unliberated female experience and began writing Memoirs of an Ex-Prom Queen. Published in , the novel elicited shock and unbridled good notices from the same feminists I recognized twenty years later from my women's studies classes. Kate Millett declared, "Hurrah for Prom Queen! Alix Kates Shulman is the author of fourteen books, including Memoirs of an Ex-Prom Queen, which established her as a primary figure in feminism's second wave. A political activist, she joined the Congress of Racial Equality in and the Women's Liberation Movement in /5().
Memoirs of an Ex-Prom Queen Book Summary and Study Guide. Alix Kates Shulman Booklist Alix Kates Shulman Message Board. Detailed plot synopsis reviews of Memoirs of an Ex-Prom Queen; Growing up in the American Midwest during the 's and 's, Sasha Davis experiences all that it means to be a beautiful girl. The novel begins with Sasha's. Half a century ago, in the early, explosive days of women’s liberation, I wrote my darkly comic novel Memoirs of an Ex-Prom Queen to demonstrate why, given society’s treatment of girls and women, a feminist movement was necessary. A sardonic portrayal of one middle-class, white, Midwestern American girl’s coming-of-age, the novel takes a.
Memoirs of an Ex-Prom Queen Alix Kates Shulman, Author Penguin Books $14 (p) ISBN More By and About This Author Buy this book. A reissue of the bestseller about a. Alix Kates Shulman is the author of fourteen books, among them three memoirs (the award-winning Drinking the Rain, A Good Enough Daughter, and To Love What Is) and five newly reissued debut novel, the million-copy bestselling Memoirs of an Ex-Prom Queen, established her as a primary figure in feminism’s second essays have appeared in the Atlantic, the New .
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"Memoirs of an Ex-Prom Queen is a vivid reminder of just how much―and sometimes, how little―has changed for women in the last 35 years. Typing prowess and wedding-night virginity may no longer be expected, but Shulman's tale of Sasha Davis's struggle to find herself amid conflicting cultural messages about beauty, brains, and Memoirs of an Ex-Prom Queen book will be Cited by: 7.
Memoirs of an Ex Prom Queen follows Sasha as she navigates through adult life in a world ruled by men. I really enjoyed this book and at times found it incredibly shocking.
Though this book was originally s, a lot of the content remains relevant today in regards to the treatment of women in particular/5. Memoirs of an Ex-Prom Queen is a best book club book for discussion, a sardonic portrayal of one white, middle-class, Midwestern girl's coming-of-age and sexual inequality.
Celebrating 25 Years. Recommending new books each month to spark lively conversation. Memoirs of an Ex–Prom Queen: A Novel - Kindle edition by Shulman, Alix Kates, Baumgardner, Jennifer.
Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Memoirs of an Ex–Prom Queen: A Novel/5(56).
Alix Kates Shulman's Memoirs of an Ex–Prom Queen created a profound impact on the cultural landscape when it was originally published in A sardonic portrayal of one white, middle-class, Midwestern girl's coming-of-age, the novel takes a wry and prescient look at a range of experiences treated at the time as taboo but which were ultimately accepted as matters of major political.
Book Review: 'Memoirs of an Ex-Prom Queen' By Vanessa V. Friedman Updated Octo at AM EDT. A sly, funny portrait of a young Midwestern woman coming of age in the s and ’60s, Memoirs of an Ex-Prom Queen hit the book world like a bomb when it.
Alix Kates Shulman had been a radical feminist in New York City for several years when her novel, Memoirs of an Ex-Prom Queen, hit shelves in At that point, the women’s movement had spread far beyond the coastal cities and onto the covers of mainstream magazines, not to mention the Senate t mentioning politics at all, Prom Queen laid out a case for revolution, following.
This is essay is based on the book ‘Memoirs of an Ex –Prom Queen’ by Alix Kates Shulman. This work explores the barriers and boundaries faced by Sasha in her search for peace and happiness.
Further, the essay discusses in detail how the barriers affect Sasha and the significance of the same in relation to the major theme of the book. I just finished reading Memoirs of an Ex-Prom Queen [in a span of 24 hours, including 12 hours sleep], and struggling not to sound cliche, this book really changed my view on the world.
Even though it was published inSasha's experiences in a men-dominated society, especially as a teenager, are not too far from the world we live in by: 7.
The following is excerpted from Alix Kates Shulman's reissued novel, Memoirs of an Ex-Prom Queen, originally published in and considered today to be a classic work of fiction, born of the women's liberation n is the author of three other novels, the award-winning memoir Drinking the Rain, two books on the anarchist Emma Goldman, and three children's books.
Alix Kates Shulman's Memoirs of an Ex–Prom Queen created a profound impact on the cultural landscape when it was originally published in A sardonic portrayal of one white, middle-class, Midwestern girl's coming-of-age, the novel takes a wry and prescient look at a range of experiences treated at the time as taboo but which were ultimately accepted as matters of major.
Alix Kates Shulman's Memoirs of an Ex–Prom Queen created a profound impact on the cultural landscape when it was originally published in A sardonic portrayal of one white, middle-class, Midwestern girl's coming-of-age, the novel takes a wry and prescient look at a range of experiences treated at the time as taboo but which were ultimately accepted as matters of major /5(3).
In “Memoirs of an Ex‐Prom Queen,” the familiar, bouncy voyage from mattress to mattress takes place through the looking glass where grudges are reckoned in female terms. About the author Alix Kates Shulman is the author of fourteen books, including Memoirs of an Ex-Prom Queen, which established her as a primary figure in feminism's second wave.A political activist, she joined the Congress of Racial Equality in and the.
"Memoirs of an Ex-Prom Queen is a vivid reminder of just how much--and sometimes, how little--has changed for women in the last 35 years. Typing prowess and wedding-night virginity may no longer be expected, but Shulman's tale of Sasha Davis's struggle to find herself amid conflicting cultural messages about beauty, brains, and sex will be /5(45).
Buy Memoirs of an Ex-Prom Queen by Shulman, Alix Kates (ISBN: ) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders/5(45). "This story, told with astringent wit, explores every facet and cliché of what it means to grow up female and beautiful." --San Francisco ChronicleSasha Davis, smart and pretty, was once an all-American teenage beauty queen.
Full of potential, she was the only student at her midwestern high school to attend college on the East Coast. Alix Kates Shulman's Memoirs of an Ex Prom Queen created a profound impact on the cultural landscape when it was originally published in A sardonic portrayal of one white, middle-class, Midwestern girl's coming-of-age, the novel takes a wry and prescient look at a range of experiences treated at the time as taboo but which were ultimately accepted as matters of major political /5().
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Members register for free and can request review copies or be invited to review by the publisher.Genre/Form: Fiction: Additional Physical Format: Online version: Shulman, Alix Kates. Memoirs of an ex-prom queen. New York: Bantam Books,©
