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Magdalene
Poems
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Ideal for readers interested in poetry that blends spirituality with everyday life, and those drawn to contemporary reinterpretations of biblical and cultural figures. Also suited to fans of reflective, emotional explorations of womanhood and human experience.
“Gorgeous, ferocious, lacerating, sexy, and profoundly compassionate.”—Michael Cunningham
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Magdalene imagines the biblical figure of Mary Magdalene as a woman who embodies the spiritual and sensual, alive in a contemporary landscape—hailing a cab, raising a child, listening to news on the radio.
Between facing the traumas of her past and navigating daily life, the narrator of Magdalene yearns for the guidance of her spiritual teacher, a Christ figure, whose death she continues to grieve.
Erotic, spirited, and searching for meaning, she is a woman striving to be the subject of her own life, fully human and alive to the sacred in the mortal world.
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Praised by the Washington Post for its intelligence and universal appeal, Magdalene offers a modern everywoman who resonates across diverse backgrounds. NPR highlights its accessible exploration of love and suffering as life’s great risk and reward, while Library Journal calls it a poignant portrait of contemporary womanhood with a wry, bittersweet voice. The Rumpus celebrates Howe’s ability to make an iconic biblical figure both mystical and relatable.
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ISBN: 9780393356038
Publisher: WW Norton & Co
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 28 August 2018
Country: United States
Imprint: WW Norton & Co
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 8.0mm
Width: 155.0mm
Height: 211.0mm
Weight: 111g
Pages: 96
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About the Author
Marie Howe is the former poet laureate of New York and the author of three previous collections. Magdalene was longlisted for the National Book Award. Howe teaches at Sarah Lawrence College and lives in New York City.
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