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Gille, Elsa
Vi stackars kvinnor ...
$aStockholm :$bAlbert Bonniers Förlag, $c1917.
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"Vi stackars kvinnor ..." by Elsa Gille is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers on Thyra Börjesson, a young woman with artistic ambitions, and explores the emotional lives, aspirations, and struggles of women, especially as they seek meaning, friendship, and fulfillment within the constraints of society. Aspects of social roles, longing, professional self-doubt, and intense personal relationships are thematically prominent, suggesting a focus on both internal and external challenges faced by women of the time. The opening of the novel begins with the narrator learning of the death of a once close friend, prompting her to recount the friend's story, marked by dreams, betrayal, despair, and a slow return to life through a new sense of duty. The narrative soon shifts to Thyra Börjesson and her friend Lisa, two young women arriving at a rural summer pension, where their interactions with other guests, including the enigmatic fru von Heineman, unfold. The initial chapters are steeped in vivid descriptions of nature, the mundane routines and societal dynamics among the guests, and Thyra’s struggles with self-worth, creativity, and emotional isolation. Tensions simmer in Thyra’s developing relationship with fru von Heineman—a relationship that is both alluring and unsettling—while Lisa remains skeptical and protective. The atmosphere is one of introspection, shifting moods, and the complex negotiations of female friendship, desire, and independence. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/009246080
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Reading ease score: 83.4 (6th grade). Easy to read.
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Lesbians -- Fiction
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