Our Lady of the Prairie author profile notes
In this e interview author Thisbe Nissen discusses her novel Our Lady of the Prairie a long labor of editing the role of difficult women and a powerful dream sequence centered on Phillipa The piece traces Nissens Iowa ties the political backdrop of 2004 the Bush Kerry race and appearances by Obama and Trump the creation of a dream medallion section and the decision to rename Iowa City while outlining her next projects and love for Iowa
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Hisbe Nissen
Our Lady of the Praire
Nissen
Iowa Writers’ Workshop
Iowa
Phillip
Claire Messud
Publishers Weekly
Pynchon
Martin Amis
Orhan Pamuk
Alice Munro
Our Lady
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Lauren Wein
Nora Eldridges
Phillipa Maakestads
Isaac Babel
Roxanne Gay
Barack Obama
Donald Trump
Phillipa
al Gore
White House
Sen
Obama
Bush
Trump
Dubya
France
Dorothy
Iowa City
Barbados
Iova
Our Lady of the Prairie review revisits Nissen’s bold return
The 50 year old Phillipa Maake stad narrator unsettles her marriage as her daughter’s wedding unfolds in late 2004 Iowa City. A novella within the novel, the book interleaves a detailed imagined family history, nods to The Wizard of Oz, and sharp depictions of personal chaos and flawed choices.
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John Simmons
University of Iowa Press
Vintage
Iowa Writers’ Workshop
New York
Phillipa
Lowa
Nissen
George W. Bush
Our Lady of the Prairie
Teste Nissen
Origi
Book readings by Nissen and Nicorvo in Iowa City
The event features authors Thisbe Nissen and Jay Baron Nicorvo reading from their novels at Prairie Lights Books in Iowa City. The free program starts at 7 p.m. on January 29.
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Thisbe Nissen
Jay Baron Nicorvo
Prairieights Books
S. Jubuque St
Iowa City
Almanac Celebration for Wapsipinicon Almanac 24th Edition
Tim Fay hosts a 7 p.m. celebration at Prairie Lights Books Iowa City for the 24th edition of the Wapsipinicon Almanac edited by Fay since 1988. Contributors include Jim Walters Jane Purcell Dean Rathje Dena Miller and Lynda Leidiger. The issue blends fiction reviews essays poetry art and practical information in old-time almanac style.
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Prairie Lights Books
Iowa City
Tim Fay
Jim Walters
Jane Purcell
Dean Rathje
Dena Miller
Lynda Leidiger
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