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Sarah Schulman
Sarah Schulman reads from her new novel, The Cosmopolitans.
Praise for Sarah Schulman:
“This bracing, powerful, and well-reasoned work reaffirms the author’s stature as a distinctive American woman of letters. Ideal for an academic setting, it will also precipitate discussion among all those interested in learning more about this painful chapter in U.S. history. Highly recommended.”—Richard Drezen (Library Journal), on Gentrification of the Mind
“[The Cosmopolitans] is book club gold. . . . The Cosmopolitans is a great group read—weighty dilemmas, unforgettable characters, and a roller-coaster plot!”—Tayari Jones, author of Silver Sparrow
About The Cosmopolitans:
A modern retelling of Balzac’s classic “Cousin Bette “by one of America’s most prolific and significant writers. Earl, a black, gay actor working in a meatpacking plant, and Bette, a white secretary, have lived next door to each other in the same Greenwich Village apartment building for thirty years. Shamed and disowned by their familied, both found refuge in New York and in their domestic routine. Everything changes when Hortense, a wealthy young actress from Ohio, comes to the city to “make it.” Textured with the grit and gloss of midcentury Manhattan, “The Cosmopolitans “is a lush, inviting read.The truths it frames about the human need for love and recognition remain long after the book is closed.