Say Her Name
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In a novel based on the author's real-life tragedy, Goldman, consumed with grief and guilt over the accidental death of his wife just before their second anniversary, obsessively collects every memory of her, especially her writings, with the hope of keeping her alive in his mind.
Publisher:
New York: - Grove Press , Distributed by Publishers Group West
Pages:
350
Edition:
1st ed
ISBN:
9780802119810, 0802119816
Language:
English
Statement of responsibility:
Francisco Goldman
Physical description:
350 p. ; 24 cm.
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Add a CommentNarratively, this is the story of the author who marries a Mexican student, 20 years younger than him. She dies in a freak accident and he is blamed for her dealth by her devoted mother. It is a novel of the their life together and the author deals with his grief by writing. I could not decide if the book were self-indulgent and sad or if it says somthing about love.
"Say Her Name, Goldman’s sublime and heart-rending new book, hovers somewhere between fiction and non-fiction, between memoir and novel, the present and the past, and the world of the living and the world of the dead.... A book about loss and grief and the attendant “guilt, shame, and dread, on an endless loop,” Say Her Name is also an unforgettable love story, a testament to a great love and love’s greatness." John Goldbach Globe and Mail June 3 2011