The wife of Willesden: incorporating: The wife of Willesden's tale, which tale is preceded by The general lock-in and The wife of Willesden's prologue and followed by A retraction, told in verse couplets ; translated from the Chaucerian into North Weezian
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Published:
New York : Penguin Books, 2023.
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
xviii, 189 pages ; 21 cm
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780593653739, 0593653734, 9780593653739
Notes
General Note
"The Wife of Willesden was first presented by Kiln Theatre in association with Brent 2020, London Borough of Culture, on the occasion of the Brent 2020 pilgrimage and celebration"--Title page verso.
Description
"In her stage-writing debut, celebrated novelist and essayist Zadie Smith brings to life a comedic and cutting twenty-first century translation of Geoffrey Chaucer's classic The Wife of Bath. The Wife of Willesden follows Alvita, a Jamaican-born British woman in her mid-50s, as she tells her life story to a band of strangers in a small pub on the Kilburn High Road. Wearing fake gold chains, dressed in knock-off designer clothes, and speaking in a mixture of London slang and patois, Alvita recalls her five marriages in outrageous, bawdy detail, rewrites her mistakes as triumphs, and shares her beliefs on femininity, sexuality, and misogyny with anyone willing to listen. A thoughtful reimagining of an unforgettable narrative of female sexual power, written with singular verve and wit, The Wife of Willesden shows why Zadie Smith is one of the sharpest and most versatile writers working today"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Smith, Z., & Chaucer, G. (2023). The wife of Willesden: incorporating: The wife of Willesden's tale, which tale is preceded by The general lock-in and The wife of Willesden's prologue and followed by A retraction, told in verse couplets ; translated from the Chaucerian into North Weezian. Penguin Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Smith, Zadie and Geoffrey Chaucer. 2023. The Wife of Willesden: Incorporating: The Wife of Willesden's Tale, Which Tale Is Preceded By The General Lock-in and The Wife of Willesden's Prologue and Followed By A Retraction, Told in Verse Couplets ; Translated From the Chaucerian Into North Weezian. Penguin Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Smith, Zadie and Geoffrey Chaucer, The Wife of Willesden: Incorporating: The Wife of Willesden's Tale, Which Tale Is Preceded By The General Lock-in and The Wife of Willesden's Prologue and Followed By A Retraction, Told in Verse Couplets ; Translated From the Chaucerian Into North Weezian. Penguin Books, 2023.
MLA Citation (style guide)Smith, Zadie. and Geoffrey Chaucer. The Wife of Willesden: Incorporating: The Wife of Willesden's Tale, Which Tale Is Preceded By The General Lock-in and The Wife of Willesden's Prologue and Followed By A Retraction, Told in Verse Couplets ; Translated From the Chaucerian Into North Weezian. Penguin Books, 2023.
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