Artist Norah Labiner
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Norah Labiner
Norah Labiner's reclusiveness has led to comparisons with Emily Dickinson, but her talent has not gone unnoticed. All three of her novels—Our Sometime Sister, Miniatures, and now German For Travelers—are high literary art: nonlinear, heavy with allusion to other works of fiction, and proudly carry the label “experimental.” German For Travelers follows two cousins as they unravel a mystery involving their grandfather, who was a German Jewish psychoanalyst in the pre-Nazi era. Thrown in the mix are ghosts, foreign-language travel manuals, and Freud’s unsolved “Dora” case. Labiner's voice is bold and outgoing, giving the impression that she can tromp through whatever story she pleases.
Updated 08/25/2009
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Twin Cities:
Norah Labiner
May 8, 2009
