Elaine Kraf est une auteure dont les œuvres plongent dans les profondeurs de l'expérience humaine avec une perspective unique et incisive. Son écriture est reconnue pour son honnêteté sans faille et sa capacité à capturer les complexités des relations interpersonnelles. À travers sa prose, Kraf aborde des thèmes essentiels qui résonnent auprès des lecteurs, les invitant à réfléchir sur le monde qui nous entoure. Sa voix littéraire est distinctive et laisse une impression durable.
Focusing on a mother's profound love for her disabled son, this haunting novel delves into the complexities of her mental health struggles. The narrative intricately weaves themes of devotion and vulnerability, showcasing the challenges faced in their relationship. The author's experience with feminist themes adds depth, making it a compelling exploration of motherhood and personal turmoil.
This remarkable novel by Elaine Kraf received almost no attention when it was first published in 1979. For whatever reasons, America was not ready for this dream-like look at life inside the head of a young woman, a struggling artist, living in New York's Upper West Side and coping with the ravages of manic-depression. Not only did Kraf take on a dark and disturbing subject, she did so in an utterly original, witty, and inventive manner--a provocative move, even in the liberated culture of the 1970s. And, while others have since expanded upon the territory that Kraf was mining, one still has to go as far back as the early down-and-out-in-Paris novels of Jean Rhys to find a writer who so boldly and honestly portrays a smart, sardonic, attractive, but deeply troubled woman fighting to survive on her own in the city.