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Little labors

by Rivka Galchen

InfantsAmerican essaysMother and childAmerican literatureMothers and daughtersMotherhood in literatureNew York Times reviewedChildren

Little Labors is a slanted, enchanted literary miscellany. Varying in length from just a sentence or paragraph to a several-page story or essay, Galchen's puzzle pieces assemble into a shining, unpredictable, mordant picture of the ordinary-extraordinary nature of babies and literature. Anecdotal or analytic, each part opens up an odd and tender world of wonder.

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Book data: Open Library