Reviews
of In Bed with the Exotic Enemy
Daniela
is NOW Available for Book Signings &Readings
 Daniela
Gioseffi has published ten books from major presses and won several
litearary awards, among them, The American Book Award and The
PEN Syndicated Fiction Award. Born in Orange, NJ, she has lived
in New York City for over 30 years. Daniela is the editor of Wise
Women's Web, an electroic literary magazine of women's writings
. Her first novel, The Great American Belly, appeared from
Doubleday/Dell and New English Library and was optioned for a
screenplay for Warners Bros. by Pultizer Prize winning author,
Michael Christofer. Her fiction has appeared in numerous literary
magazines and anthologies, among them Prairie Schooner, The
Paris Review, VIA and Kaliedescope: Stories of the American Experience
from Oxford University Press. She has published collections of
her own poetry as well as prize winning anthologies with Touchstone/Simon
& Schuster and Anchor/Doubleday. She has read her poetry and
fiction throughout the USA and Europe and appeared on National
Public Radio and the BBC among other radio & TV stations.
In
Bed with the Exotic Enemy: ISBN 1-888105-17-8. Avisson
Press, Box 38816, Greensboro North Carolina, 27348. Order at any
book store. [Cover illustration & design by Thea
Kearney.]
What
the critics are saying about In Bed with the Exotic Enemy: Stories & Novella:
"....Gioseffi
brings together pieces that center on outsiders, race relations
or female sexuality. One group of stories deals with the problems
of immigrants assimilating to the U.S. Some stories border on
magical realism.. ...Gioseffi's hard hitting and guileless
prose sometimes adds mystery.... readers interested in the politically
disempowered confronting exploitation and finally having their
say will find satisfaction in these tales." --
Kevin Grandfield, BOOKLIST.
"....This
diverse and sometimes disturbing collection is not for the faint-hearted.
The stories never paint a rose-colored picture of the world, and
nothing seems to be neartly tied up with a pretty bow for the
characters.... That is the beauty and strength of Gioseffi's work.
Her words are not only engaging, but also present and true and
in some cases firsthand insights into people and events that shaped
this country...." -- Elana Frankel
INDEPENDENT PUBLISHING
"....a
well meaning collection... Gioseffi, known primarily as a poet,
summons forth lyrical prose....Both Rosa in Television Land
and Donatuccio Goes to School in America focus on Italian-American
immigrants and assert the superiority of some old world values..."
-- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
"Gioseffi
is an engaging writer filled with energy, humor and good spirits...irresistible
writing....the pace never slakens...." --
Larry McMurtry, National Book Award Winner & Pulitzer Prize
Winner, on Daniela's first Doubleday novel in THE
WASHINGTON POST.
"....One
of our finest new writers. Her work overflows with poetic vision,
but nothing is ever pretentious or done for effect...." --
Nona Balakian, Staff Reviewer, THE
NEW YORK TIMES, writing about Daniela's
first book.
"Most
original and imaginative work!" --
Emile Copouya, Former Literary Editor THE
NATION.
"Animated
and voluptuous. Her writing is mythopoeic." --
Mary Pradt, LIBRARY JOURNAL
"Lyric
eloquence and a convincing stance are hallmarks of her writing.
Most impressive is this writer's ability to make comprehensive
the dual complexities of heart and body." --
G.E. Murray, THE CHICAGO SUN TIMES
"An
excellent reader and speaker!" -- Brian
Leher, NYC, NPR & PBS.
For
appearances or information or wholesale copies: E-mail daniela@garden.net
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