Naamah: A Novel by Sarah Blake (English) Hardcover Book

Description: Naamah by Sarah Blake "Revisits the story of the Ark that rescued life on earth, and rediscovers the agonizing burdens endured by the woman at the heart of the story. Naamah is a parable for our time: a fable of body, spirit, and resilience"-- FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description With the coming of the Great Flood-the mother of all disasters-only one family was spared, drifting on an endless sea, waiting for the waters to subside. We know the story of Noah, moved by divine vision to launch their escape. Now, in a work of astounding invention, acclaimed writer Sarah Blake reclaims the story of his wife, Naamah, the matriarch who kept them alive. Here is the woman torn between faith and fury, lending her strength to her sons and their wives, caring for an unruly menagerie of restless creatures, silently mourning the lover she left behind. Here is the woman escaping into the unreceded waters, where a seductive angel tempts her to join a strange and haunted world. Here is the woman tormented by dreams and questions of her own-questions of service and self-determination, of history and memory, of the kindness or cruelty of fate. In fresh and modern language, Blake revisits the story of the Ark that rescued life on earth, and rediscovers the agonizing burdens endured by the woman at the heart of the story. Naamah is a parable for our time- a provocative fable of body, spirit, and resilience. Author Biography Sarah Blake is the recipient of a Literature Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. Her writing has appeared in The Kenyon Review, The Threepenny Review, Slice, and elsewhere. She lives near Philadelphia, PA. Review Named a best book of 2019 by O, The Oprah Magazine, Thrillist, BookPage, Entropy, and HeyAlma. "[A] wild and superbly intelligent reimagining . . . It also left me with an abiding admiration for the writers charged powers of imagination." --Joan Silber, New York Times Book Review "An urgent feminist response to the Old Testament. . . . Blasphemous, carnal and committed to exaltation, Naamah delivers its truths in a torrent of heresies [and] dares us to center the experience and wisdom of women." --The Washington Post "A dreamy and transgressive feminist retelling of the Great Flood from the perspective of Noahs wife as she wrestles with the mysterious metaphysics of womanhood at the end of the world." --O, The Oprah Magazine "A shimmering and visionary feminist debut . . . Naamah is hallucinatory, full of unearthly visions, and yet boldly, vividly embodied. It is a singular and timeless portrait, a deep and gorgeous contemporary evocation of an ancient woman asking unanswerable questions about the end of an existing world."--San Francisco Chronicle"Naamah is the feminist bible retelling we need in 2019 . . . Blake ultimately succeeds in making this woman of antiquity feel of our times, offering no easy answers to the many questions Naamah poses." --Paste "Revelatory, ethereal and transfixing, Naamah cracks open the ancient tale of Noah. . . . In the tradition of Madeline Millers Circe, Naamah plucks a female character from myth and imbues her with sexuality, personality and intimacy, making her an altogether more modern hero." --Bookpage"A powerhouse of a debut. . . . With prose as luminous and heady as it is grounded in Naamahs strong physicality, Blake creates a complex woman in a complicated yet terrifyingly simple situation."--Electric Literature "Retellings can be magical when deployed correctly. Such is the case with Sarah Blakes debut novel, Naamah. Naamah is the wife of the Biblical Noah (of ark-building fame), and the book tells her story, from her perspective, in refreshingly modern prose. . . . Its extremely hard to put down; I blew through it in two days, happy to be lost in this world and this woman." --Guernica "Historical and mythical women . . . are getting due reconsideration in pop culture. Sarah Blake does something similar with the story of Noahs Ark, reconstructing that well-known tale around the woman by Noahs side." --Elle "Poetic and lush . . . Its suspenseful and its erotic and its funny, and it just charmed me to pieces." --Liberty Hardy, Book Riot"Glorious . . . Blakes prose is bewitching, and this narrative is an essential correction to the Bibles male-dominated mythology." --Nylon, 50 Books Youll Want to Read in 2019 "Blakes lyrical prose sweeps over the reader as inexorably as the water around the ark, but her genius is in making Naamahs life as relevant as if she were alive today. The reimagining of this patriarchal tale into a feminist allegory is a stunning achievement, sure to intrigue fans of Circe and Home Fire." --Shelf Awareness "A poetic debut of biblical proportions. . . . [In] mesmerizing prose poem-esque sections, the novel explores themes of sexuality, purpose, loss, love, and faith." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review)"Sarah Blakes dazzling novel Naamah offers a new vision of storytelling and belief, rendered through the body of a woman. In this beautiful reconception of a flood, Noahs wife emerges as an earth-bound soul savior as well as a desiring body capable of generating epic myth. In between hope and hell, and up against the divine, Naamah reminds us that the bodies and voices of women were always the heart of the story. Naamah is a new myth-making triumph." --Lidia Yuknavitch, author of The Book of Joan and The Small Backs of Children "No longer a forgotten name, Naamah is achingly alive here, pulsing with questions and desires. Sarah Blakes prose is sensual, hallucinatory, dream-sharp--a beguiling debut from an immensely talented writer." --Leni Zumas, author of Red Clocks Review Quote "Sarah Blakes dazzling novel Naamah offers a new vision of storytelling and belief, rendered through the body of a woman. In this beautiful reconception of a flood, Noahs wife emerges as an earth-bound soul savior as well as a desiring body capable of generating epic myth. In between hope and hell, and up against the divine, Naamah reminds us that the bodies and voices of women were always the heart of the story. Naamah is a new myth-making triumph." --Lidia Yuknavitch, author of The Book of Joan and The Small Backs of Children "No longer a forgotten name, Naamah is achingly alive here, pulsing with questions and desires. Sarah Blakes prose is sensual, hallucinatory, dream-sharp--a beguiling debut from an immensely talented writer." --Leni Zumas, author of Red Clocks Promotional "Headline" A wildly imaginative novel of the reluctant heroine who rescued life on earth. Excerpt from Book one Naamah is watching the horizon, hoping something will interrupt it and distract her, pull her eye to it, a moment of focus. She is humbled by the flood, but how long can someone reasonably be asked to experience humility? She hears Noahs steps behind her and turns to him. "You scared me," she says. "Sorry. I came to find you." If she positioned Noah just right, along the railing, if she backed away from him, maybe his dark body would be tall enough to break the horizon. "I dont feel well," she says. "Sick?" He puts his arms around her waist. There are chickens and other animals wandering the deck. She can hear them, but she cant see them. "No," she says. "Tired." "Go tend to an animal." She sways her body in a loose no. "Let one nuzzle into your hand." Hes right. That used to cheer her up. "I cant see them anymore," she admits. "You cant see them?" He comes around beside her, looks at her. "No," she says. She states it so plainly she surprises herself. The chickens are around their feet now, knowing Noah often has grain in his pocket. She feels one brush her leg and her body jumps; she hadnt realized how close they were. She doesnt know why she cant see them, but shes almost happy to be free of them, in this one way. "Maybe youll be able to see them again tomorrow," Noah says. But that makes her feel worse. She squeezes her eyes shut. Noah puts his hand on hers. "Come to bed, wont you?" "It smells down there," she says. "Then well sleep up here tonight. Ill get blankets." "Okay," she agrees, and he is already off with purpose in his quick step. Sleeping on the deck is cold, even under the blankets and folded into Noah, against his large, flat stomach. She remembers nights in the desert, in the tent, sleeping in this same position, but warm. They started so near to home; now, she can Description for Sales People Despite its ancient setting, this is a wholly contemporary examination of womanhood, motherhood, sexuality, and feminism Offers a surprisingly modern take on the original forgotten matriarch of the tale of the Great Flood. A survival epic that recalls Yann Martels Life of Pi, blending adventure with existential drama. Blake is an acclaimed poet, and renders Naamahs story in witty, sensual, lyrical language. Details ISBN0525536337 Author Sarah Blake Pages 304 Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc Year 2019 ISBN-10 0525536337 ISBN-13 9780525536338 Format Hardcover Imprint Riverhead Books,U.S. Subtitle A Novel Country of Publication United States DEWEY 813.6 Short Title Naamah Language English Audience General/Trade UK Release Date 2019-04-11 Publication Date 2019-04-11 AU Release Date 2019-04-11 NZ Release Date 2019-04-11 US Release Date 2019-04-11 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:124812669;

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