![]() ![]() ![]() The events begin as we are presented with a twelve year-old Anna Kerrigan, with a fascination for the sea beyond her house and a mystery shared by her father with his friend, Dexter Styles.Ī few years later, Anna’s father has vanished and the country has entered the Second World War. The story itself is a long-spanning one, but I shall endeavor to encapsulate it concisely. Jennifer Egan is one such author, and in her novel Manhattan Beach she takes us to a precise period in time: the docks of Brooklyn during the Second World War. Many authors use this strength of literature to their advantage, taking us into specific periods and recreating them as faithfully as possible, effectively preserving a past in danger of being lost. ![]() While we can get engrossed into a movie or a video game, nothing stimulates our imaginative gray cells like ink skillfully spread on paper. One of the primary attractions of literature is that it can transport us into any time and place much more effectively than other mediums. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |