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New Yorker profiles Barbara Kingsolver ahead of release of novel “Partita”
Kingsolver calls “Partita” a “nesting box” of love letters narrated by a dairy farmer’s daughter.
By Felo News Desk · Published
The New Yorker reports that Barbara Kingsolver’s next novel, “Partita,” will be published next week. In a recent profile, Kingsolver described the book as a “nesting box” of love letters narrated by the daughter of a dairy farmer who aspires to be a concert pianist before her life is derailed at an observatory.
She noted that the novel is shorter and more intimate than her previous work, drawing on her own background as a classical pianist. Kingsolver said the story interrogates why people love music, people, places, and other objects, and it wrestles with larger questions about who owns the arts.
For more context on Kingsolver’s writing process and the themes of “Partita,” see Felo’s earlier coverage here.
Key facts
- Barbara Kingsolver’s novel “Partita” will be released next week. (newyorker.com)
- Kingsolver describes the book as a “nesting box” of love letters narrated by a dairy farmer’s daughter. (newyorker.com)
- Kingsolver trained as a classical pianist and says the novel explores why we love music and other things. (newyorker.com)
Sources
- [1] newyorker.com — originally reported as “What Barbara Kingsolver Is Reading”
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