Título:
Finding Oz: How L. Frank Baum Discovered the Great American Story
Autor:
Evan I. Schwartz
Mês:
Maio
Tema:
Número de capítulos desigual
Editora
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 372p.
Sinopse: A groundbreaking new look at
na American icon, The Wizard of Oz.
Finding
Oz tells the remarkable tale behind one of the world’s most enduring and best
loved stories. Offering profound new insights into the true origins and meaning
of L. Frank Baum’s 1900 masterwork, it delves into the personal turmoil and
spiritual transformation that fueled Baum’s fantastical parable of the American
Dream.
Prior
to becoming na impresario of children’s adventure tales—the J. K. Rowling of
his age—Baum failed at a series of careers and nearly lost his soul before
setting out on a journey of discovery that would lead to the Land of Oz.
Drawing on original research, Evan Schwartz debunks popular misconceptions and
shows how the people, places, and events in Baum’s life gave birth to his
unforgettable images and characters. The Yellow Brick Road was real, the
Emerald City evoked the Chicago World’s Fair of 1893, and Baum’s mother-in-law,
the radical women’s rights leader Matilda Joslyn Gage, inspired his dual view
of witches—as good and wicked.
A narrative that sweeps across late nineteenth-century America, Finding Oz
ultimately reveals how failure and heartbreak can sometimes lead to redemption
and bliss, and how one individual can ignite the imagination of the entire
world.
Eu
achei que essa biografia de L. Frank Baum não iria me atrair tanto quando a
biografia dos irmãos Grimm (que eu achei na mesma época). Ainda bem que me
enganei. O autor não se perde nos acontecimentos da vida do escritor, os
detalhes são muito bem explicados. Adorei saber sobre a sogra de Baum, uma
mulher forte e determinada, e sobre o começo do relacionamento entre ele e
Maud. Uma das melhores biografias que eu já li.
