Perspectives
To gain a broader perspective on “The Woman of Letters” by Angela Readman, we will address some points related to current issues, literary period, and similar work…
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Current issues
Published in 2015, the short story is relevant for the situation of many women in poor countries in Asia, Africa, or in developing countries in Europe and Latin America. Women in poor countries with little education often …
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Literary period
The short story is a contemporary postmodernist text. We define as Postmodernism the period starting with 1950s-1960s and up to present day. Postmodernist literature is usually characterised as rejecting traditional or modernist literary conventions…
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Works with the same theme
When you discuss Angela Readman’s short story, you can also compare it to other texts that you have read that share similar themes.
For example, the story “They Sold My Sister” by Leteipa Ole Sunkuli (Departures) deals with women’s situation in poor countries but focuses on tribal culture. In the story,…
