Jun 03, 2011 say her name, goldman s sublime and heartrending new book, hovers somewhere between fiction and nonfiction, between memoir and novel, the present and the past, and the world of the living and. I wasnt trying to do anything except write a book for aura a book that i thought i had to write. Rummaging through estradas remnants, goldman pieces together his wifes life in order to better understand her. Goldman writes about his young wifes death in the book, say her name. Goldman s writing has astonished me in the past, but say her name is powerful and surprising and even funny in ways that feel unique. I went back to mexico for the first anniversary because i wanted to be. Goldman is the author of the marvelous and muchacclaimed novel. These are questions raised by francisco goldman s newest book, say her name.
His late wifes wedding dress hung from a clothes hanger and butchers twine in front of the bedroom mirror. In say her name, goldman pours his feelings of love and unspeakable grief into a fictionalized account of their brief time together. I heard fabis on her cell phone say plaintively but urgently, but, ma, imagine if it was me her mother had. Below that was an altar composed of her belongings. Say her name, while classified as a novel and using literary techniques, tells the true story of francisco goldmans courtship and marriage to the much case in point. Goldman is the author of the marvelous and muchacclaimed. I thought of it as evidence of his hearty russian peasant appetite and ways. In his heartbreaking new book, say her name, francisco goldman and his young wife, aura estrada are, like the two lovers in bruegels. Say her name, by francisco goldman awardwinning writer, francisco goldman, married a beautiful young writer named aura estrada in the summer of 2005. Aug 22, 2011 francisco goldman has turned his pain into one of the most eloquent and most praised novels of the year. Francisco goldmans account of his young wifes death is a brilliant but often unbearably sad read, writes tim adams.
On days when she hadnt convinced me to accompany her to columbia in the morning, shed sometimes phone and ask me to come all the way up there just to have lunch with her, and as often as not, id go. From now on, if you have anything to say to me, put it in writing thats what leopoldo, auras uncle, said on the telephone when he. Summary in 2005, celebrated novelist francisco goldman married a beautiful young writer named aura estrada in a romantic mexican hacienda. Short synopsis written in the wake of the death of celebrated novelist francisco goldman s beloved wife, aura estrada, say her name is a love story, a bold inquiry into destiny and accountability, and a tribute to aura, who she was and who she would have been. Deford tips a journalists fedora, rather than a childs cap, to one of the most remarkable pairings in sports history. Death has taken a conspicuous place in the recent works of several writers. They asked because the title and cover of the book feel like it is a sad romance novel. Goldman in real life lost his 30yearold wife aura in a freak accident on a beach in mexico, as does the goldman of the narrative.
We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. Until very recently, francisco goldmans brooklyn apartment was as he describes it in his deeply moving novel, say her name. Apr 10, 2011 francisco goldmans passionate, moving novel takes as its subject his tragically short marriage to the fiction writer aura estrada, who died in a bodysurfing accident in 2007, when she was 30. He is a member of the american academy of arts and sciences.
His previous novel, say her name grove press, 2011, won the prestigious prix femina etranger in 2011. So begins say her name, francisco goldman s potent fourth novel, in which a novelist, also called. He has received a cullman center fellowship and a berlin prize, among other awards and honors. Francisco goldman has turned his pain into one of the most eloquent and most praised novels of the year goldman writes about his young wifes death in the book, say her name. May 17, 2011 francisco goldman is the author of the long night of white chickens, the ordinary seaman, and the divine husband and the nonfiction book, the art of political murder. Full synopsis celebrated novelist francisco goldman married a beautiful young writer named aura estrada in a romantic mexican hacienda. Say her name, goldman s sublime and heartrending new book, hovers somewhere between fiction and nonfiction, between memoir and novel, the present and the past, and the world of. Francisco goldman radcliffe institute for advanced study at. Smith professor of english at trinity college in hartford, connecticut and also directs the premio aura estradaaura estrada prize.
A novel by francisco goldman in chm, rtf, txt download ebook. Francisco goldman is a professor of english at trinity college in hartford, connecticut, and the acclaimed author of several books, including say her name, the long night of white chickens, and the ordinary seaman. Say her name by francisco goldman overdrive rakuten. And creates a living portrait of a love as joyous and so playful as it is deep and profound. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Say her name is a love story, a bold inquiry into destiny and accountability, and a tribute to aurawho she was and who she would have been.
A few months shy of their twoyear anniversary, aura died in. Francisco goldman has been a guggenheim fellow, a cullman center fellow at the ny public library, and a berlin fellow at the american academy. Francisco goldmans fourth novel is based on a real tragedy in which his wife, aura estrada, broke her neck while bodysurfing along the. Jun 09, 2017 francisco goldmans autobiographical love story say her name is in the works as a feature film with wonderful films and convergent media. Apr 02, 2011 say her name by francisco goldman grove press. Say her name, by francisco goldman the independent. Like my father used to munch on whole onions as if they were apples, id told her once. Author interview francisco goldman, author of say her name. Francisco goldmans love story say her name set up as movie. And at the foot of the altar, goldman writes, were her shiny mod. Francisco goldman s autobiographical love story say her name is in the works as a feature film with wonderful films and convergent media. Yes, this is a rumination on grief, but, more fully and accurately, it is a tenderly drawn, devoted celebration of the. In say her name, francisco goldman mines the unbearable loss of his vibrant, brilliant young wife aura through the painstaking excavation of their love and marriage, all the while questioning his complicity in her death.
With unabashed clarity, goldman strips bare his four year relationship with aura, his pictureperfect bride, granting readers a voyeuristic inventory into their time. Say her name quotes by francisco goldman goodreads. No one who ate onions like that could have a weak constitution. Say her name, aspiring to neither therapy nor transcendence, achieves the same.
Goldman is also known as francisco goldman molina, frank and paco. Say her name is a love story, a bold inquiry into destiny and accountability, and a tribute to aura, who she was and who she would have been. Humour leavens the pain as he lives through the madness of so utter grief. What results is say her name, an unflinching and heartbreaking autobiographical novel that ruminates on some heady themes. Francisco goldman, author of say her name, on librarything. Aura would say, francisco, i didnt get married to eat lunch by. Browse francisco goldmans bestselling audiobooks and newest titles.
In july 2007 aura estrada, a promising mexican writer studying in new york, sustained fatal neck injuries from bodysurfing off the pacific coast of mexico. Francisco goldman is the author of say her name 2011, winner of the prix femina etranger, and of the interior circuit. Desperate to keep aura alive in his memory, goldman collects everything he can about her, delving deeply into the writings she left behind. Excerpt say her name by francisco goldman the new york. So begins say her name, francisco goldman s potent fourth novel, in.
In a novel that possesses the immediacy and power of a memoir, francisco goldman recounts the story of his passionate, if improbable, love affair with a woman two decades his junior and of the nearly insurmountable grief that stalked him after its tragic conclusion. These are questions raised by francisco goldmans newest book, say her name. Browse francisco goldman s bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. The month before their second anniversary, during a longawaited holiday, aura broke her neck while body surfing. Reading say her name is like watching a painting grow on a canvas, and goldman is a writer in the way that van gogh was a painter slashing streaks of color, ominous shadows, bursts of light, madness, delight, agony, devotion, and delicate detail across his pages.
Francisco goldman is the author of the long night of white chickens, the ordinary seaman, and the divine husband and the nonfiction book, the art of political murder. Francisco goldman s passionate, moving novel takes as its subject his tragically short marriage to the fiction writer aura estrada, who died in a bodysurfing accident in 2007, when she was 30. Say her name, in its french translation, won the 2011 prix femina etranger. Goldman and estrada had been vacationing on the pacific coast when estrada was fatally injured by a freak wave.
Say her name was a book i never wanted to write and never expected to write. And always through the prism of her gifted writings goldman seeks her essence and grieves her loss. May 03, 2011 goldman and estrada had been vacationing on the pacific coast when estrada was fatally injured by a freak wave. She was thirty years old, a writer on the brink of a promising career.
The narrator, also named francisco goldman, is grappling with his motherin. Say her name, by francisco goldman the globe and mail. Francisco goldman audio books, best sellers, author bio. Jan 01, 2011 say her name, while classified as a novel and using literary techniques, tells the true story of francisco goldmans courtship and marriage to the much case in point.
Francisco goldman s say her name is an astonishingly beautiful kaleidoscope of love and loss, set in brooklyn and mexico city, before and after the sudden death of his wife. The main characters are named francisco goldman and aura estrada, a married couple. Jan 23, 20 say her name by francisco goldman, 9781611855944, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. A few days later, alone in the kitchen, i impulsively took a bite. Francisco goldmans love story say her name set up as. Say her name francisco goldman, 2011 groveatlantic 288 pp. In the authors note, goldman makes clear that much of this novel is based on the facts of his life. The blaze of a shortened, ardent life a promising young writer from mexico city died after a freak surfing accident. Goldmans writing has astonished me in the past, but say her name is powerful and surprising and even funny in ways that feel unique. American novelist francisco goldman married a beautiful young writer named aura estrada in a romantic mexican hacienda in the summer of 2005. Goldman started writing say her name only a few months after a freak wave took auras life in oaxaca, an accident that, toward the end of the book, he finally describes with painful, clinical.
Francisco goldman radcliffe institute for advanced study. Francisco goldmans autobiographical love story say her name is in the works as a feature film with wonderful films and convergent media. Critics have asked if joan didion might have said all that was necessary on the t. Say her name by francisco goldman, 9781611855944, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Until very recently, francisco goldman s brooklyn apartment was as he describes it in his deeply moving novel, say her name. This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and if not signed in for advertising. Francisco goldman, interviewed by dawn raffel the center.
Her husband, francisco goldman, has written a novelcummemoir. Near the beginning of the novel, goldman recalls a trip the two took to. Say her name is a love story, a bold inquiry into so destiny and. Discover more authors youll love listening to on audible. Francisco goldmans novel chronicling the loss of his wife in a surfing accident, tracking the stages of grief when pure love gives way to bottomless pain. Breathe her in, put your nose in her hair, breathe her in deeply. His most recent novel, say her name, won the 2011 prix femina etranger. The month before their second anniversary, aura died from injuries sustained in a body surfing accident while they were on holiday. When my friends saw me reading francisco goldman s say her name, they were surprised and asked. In november 2007, goldman acted as guestfiction editor for guernica magazine. Francisco goldmans passionate, moving novel takes as its subject his tragically short marriage to the fiction writer aura estrada, who died in a. Say her name by francisco goldman world literature today. Francisco goldman is the author of four published novels and two nonfiction books and has completed a new novel, monkey boy, forthcoming in 2019. He was born in boston, massachusetts, to a guatemalan mother and jewishamerican father.
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