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Yonnondio from the Thirties
From the Thirties
by Tillie Olsen
ISBN: 0385291795
ISBN-13: 9780385291798
Format: Paperback
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Summary
Tillie Olsen began this novel in 1932, when she was nineteen. It remains unfinished, but is no less powerful because of that. It is a classic story of poverty and struggle during the Depression, of the sufferings of real, believable human beings, and of the attempt of one woman to improve the lot of her family.
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"I was going back and reading ^Yonnondio^ when I found these fragments. I really mourned I hadn't been able to finish it in the '30s. I was very close, in many ways because I was so young, to my own childhood, and shaping and growing up....You know who loves this book? Those who have had it so hard they see themselves reflected in it. Sometimes it's the ones who have gone back to school in their twenties or fifties, or have given it to their parents with a better sense of what they must have gone through." -- Tillie Olsen
-- Washington Post Book World
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Bantam Dell Pub Group
Published date: 1979
Size: 5.5 x 8 inches
Weight: 0.35 pounds
Pages: 152
Publisher's Notes
YONNONDIO tells the story of the Holbrook family as they migrate from coal-mining town to farm to industrial city, struggling for a more tolerable existence. Their lives, made unforgettably real, reveal both the maiming power of circumstance and the sources of human endurance and hope. Anna Holbrook, the mother of the family, emerges as one of the most believable and enduring women in American literature. Although set in the Depression era of the thirties, this is a book both timeless and hauntingly timely.
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Yonnondio from the Thirties: From the Thirties
Olsen, Tillie
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Delacorte Press, 1979. Light to moderate wear. No remainder marks. Binding tight, pages clean. Your purchase helps support a kindly, old, sometimes crusty, truly independent book seller. He thanks you. His creditors thank you as well. (Store Display) . Perfect Bound Paper. Good to Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Trade Paperback. ( more information)
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Yonnondio from the Thirties
Olsen, Tillie
New York: Delacorte Press, 1979. The pages are clean and unmarked. The spine is free of creases.. Soft Cover. New. ( more information)
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Yonnondio: From the Thirties
Tillie Olsen
Delta. Used - Good. Published: . Softcover. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Good condition, showing modest signs of wear. Some rubbing on cover. Cover has some wear on edges. ( more information)
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Tillie Olsen
Delta. Used - Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! ( more information)
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Yonnondio: From the Thirties
Tillie Olsen
Delta. Used - Acceptable. Former Library book. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! ( more information)
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Yonnondio : From the Thirties
Olsen, Tillie
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Delta. 1995. First Thus. S Trade Paperback. Good. Heavy wear and creasing to wraps; marking on first page ( more information)
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Yonnondio: From the Thirties
Olsen, Tillie
Delta, 1989. Softcover. NF.. no. Story of a migrating family in Depression-era America. Light book may require less postage. Trade Paperback ( more information)
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Yonnondio: From the Thirties
Olsen, Tillie
New York, New York: Dell Publishing, 1989. paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. Slight edge wear. ISBN: 0-385-29179-5. ( more information)
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Yonnondio: From the Thirties
Olsen, Tillie
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Dell Publishing, 1989 Good Good Good Pages are clean and intact, GREAT BOOK!. Trade Paperback. Good/Unknown. ( more information)
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Yonnondio: From the Thirties
Olsen, Tillie
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Dell Publishing, 1989 Good Good Good Pages are clean and intact, GREAT BOOK!. Trade Paperback. Good/Unknown. ( more information)
Offered by Midwest Book Company (United States)
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