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Elaine Neil Orr
Elaine Neil Orr, born in Nigeria to expat parents, brings us an indelible portrait of a young female artist, torn between two men and two cultures, struggling to find her…
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From critically acclaimed writer Elaine Neil Orr, a Southern coming-of-age novel that sets three very different young people against the tumultuous years of the American Civil Rights movement.
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Elaine Neil Orr, a professor of literature and women’s studies at North Carolina State University, is the author of two scholarly books. She has been awarded an NEH fellowship and…
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When Emma Davis reads the words of Isaiah 6: 8 in her college dorm room, she understands her true calling: to become a missionary. It is a leap of faith…
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This study argues for the importance of negotiation for feminist practice within a plurality of critical positions and identities. It suggests that feminist critics are necessarily operating between scenes of…
This intense examination of the writings of Tillie Olsen shows Elaine Neil Orr’s deeply sympathetic passion for Olsen’s literary world. Orr’s objective is not simply to offer literary criticism but…
Crossing borders and boundaries, countries and cultures, they are the children of the military, diplomatic corps, international business, education and missions communities.