Through the Ivory Gate (Magill’s Survey of American Literature, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Rita Dove
- First Published: 1992
- Type of Work: Novel
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction, Bildungsroman
- Subjects: African Americans, Maturation or coming of age, 1960’s, 1970’s, North America or North Americans, Self-discovery, United States or Americans, Acting or actors, Parents and children, Blacks, Art or artists, Midwest, Ohio, West, U.S., Incest, Arizona, Southwest, Puppets or puppet plays
- Locales: Akron, OH, Oberlin, OH, Phoenix, AZ
Although Rita Dove is known primarily as a poet, Through the Ivory Gate offers eloquent proof that she is a talented storyteller capable of spinning a highly readable yarn. Virginia King, the sensitive and highly introspective young heroine of the novel, has just graduated from college with an acting degree as well as a strong commitment to playing the cello. Unable to do either one professionally, she takes a brief job with a troupe of puppeteers. She lands a job in her hometown of Akron spending a month as an artist-in-residence at a local elementary school, where she...
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