{"product_id":"when-i-was-a-witch-paperback","title":"When I Was a Witch - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharlotte Gilman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWonderfully sardonic and slyly humorous \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eWhen I Was a Witch\u003c\/strong\u003e is a collection of classic short stories and flash fictions by pioneer feminist, literary entrepreneur and social reformer \u003cstrong\u003eCharlotte Perkins Gilman\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe fantastic tales, which are reminiscent of \u003cstrong\u003eHaruki Murakami\u003c\/strong\u003e's \u003cstrong\u003eThe Elephant Vanishes\u003c\/strong\u003e, include: \u003cstrong\u003eWhen I Was a Witch\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eIf I Were a Man\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eThe Yellow Wallpaper\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eTurned\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eThe Cottagette\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eMy Astonishing Dodo\u003c\/strong\u003e, and many others. Each of the stories takes a simple concept of female life, and probes it, what-ifs it, and exposes it until it reaches one of many ultimate conclusions. \u003cstrong\u003eGilman\u003c\/strong\u003e's style is witty, subtly ironic and a joy to read.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen I Was a Witch\u003c\/strong\u003e is about a woman who was having a bad hair day when she discovers that her wishes can come true and can change her environment and even the society at large. The wishes, though unconventional, still keep with other themes by \u003cstrong\u003eGilman\u003c\/strong\u003e around women and identity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003cstrong\u003eIf I Were A Man\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eMollie\u003c\/strong\u003e, the protagonist, becomes a man for one day. She immediately notices that she feels more confident as a man. She gains a sense of weight and size and freedom of physical movement that constitute a man's identity and that are different from the meekness and restraint she feels as a woman. She suddenly feels at home in the world, where everything is the right size for her, including the seat back. As she enters the man's world, she experience men differently than she used to do as a woman. Hilarious, perceptive and insightful.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSince its publication in \u003cstrong\u003eNew England Magazine\u003c\/strong\u003e in 1892, \u003cstrong\u003eThe Yellow Wallpaper\u003c\/strong\u003e has been one of the most analyzed pieces of literature. Literary critics have looked at the tale from many different perspectives including feminist and anti-feminist perspectives, psychological perspectives, and even perspectives looking at \u003cstrong\u003eThe Yellow Wallpaper\u003c\/strong\u003e as a science fiction novella. Whichever perspective one looks at this tale describing the chilling depiction of a woman's mental breakdown one would see it as it truly is; a riveting masterpiece.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTurned\u003c\/strong\u003e is a short story about the standing up of one woman for what she ultimately believes to be the right thing. The tale is reminiscent of \u003cstrong\u003eMargaret Atwood\u003c\/strong\u003e's \u003cstrong\u003eThe Handmaid's Tale\u003c\/strong\u003e without the dystopian totalitarian theocratic undertones.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCharlotte Gilman\u003c\/strong\u003e was a prominent American sociologist, novelist, writer of short stories, poetry, and non fiction, and a lecturer for social reform. She was a utopian feminist during a time when her accomplishments were exceptional for women, and she served as a role model for future generations of feminists because of her unorthodox concepts and lifestyle. Her best remembered work today is her semi-autobiographical short story, \"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Yellow Wallpaper\u003c\/strong\u003e\", which she wrote after a severe bout of post-partum depression.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharlotte Gilman was born on July 3, 1860, in Hartford, Connecticut. She published her best-known short story \"The Yellow Wall-Paper\" in 1892, after a bout of severe depression which inspired the story. One of her greatest works of non-fiction, Women and Economics, was published in 1898. Along with writing books, she established a magazine, The Forerunner, which was published from 1909 to 1916. Gilman committed suicide on August 17, 1935, in Pasadena, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 146\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.34 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 03, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53176969920819,"sku":"9781546446071","price":20.43,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/L0VE3Zi23w9781546446071.webp?v=1774601515","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/when-i-was-a-witch-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}