Oy Pioneer!

by Marleen S. Barr

What would happen if a feminist Jewish wit and scholar invaded David Lodge's territory? Marleen S. Barr, herself a pioneer in the feminist criticism of science fiction, provides a giddily entertaining answer in this feisty novel. Oy Pioneer follows professor Sondra Lear as she makes her inimitable way through a world of learning--at times fantastic, at times all too familiar, often hilarious, and always compulsively interesting.
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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0299189104
• ISBN13: 9780299189105
• Release Date: September 2003
• Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.3" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

genuinely witty, genuinely true

This book has more wit on one page than many at all. A funny and painful exploration of the modern woman's dilemma - tangled in the expectations of our families, our friends, men and ourselves, Barr resorts to humour rather than tears. Let's hope for a sequel!