Ophelia Speaks
| Author |
Sara Shandler Emily Carmichael (essays) |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Anthology |
| Published | 1999 |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
Ophelia Speaks: Adolescent Girls Write About Their Search for Self is a 1999 book written by Sara Shandler and published by HarperCollins.[1][2][3]
The book is an anthology of works by adolescent girls which spent eighteen weeks on The New York Times Best Seller List.[4] Salon's review singled out "Fight Girl Power" by Emily Carmichael as the best of the collection, praising the essay as a "sophisticated, painful, and amusing meditation on girl power."[5]
An unofficial sequel to the book was published in 2001, Ophelia's Mom written by Sara Shandler's mother, Nina Shandler, Sara Shandler wrote the foreword to Ophelia Speaks.
References
- ↑ The New York Times
- ↑ Entertainment Weekly
- ↑ CNN
- ↑ Opehlia Speaks. NPR Talk of the Nation. (May 6, 1999). Retrieved May 1, 2013.
- ↑ Quart, Alissa (September 16, 1999). "Sells Like Teen Spirit". Salon. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
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