![]() ![]() (Mariche, Greta’s eldest, until now silent, makes a soft scoffing sound.)” Greta replies that we have been preyed upon like animals perhaps we should respond in kind.ĭo you mean we should run away? asks Ona. But Greta, she states, we are not animals. And by so doing, evade the dog and potential harm.Īgata Friesen, the eldest of the Friesen women (although born a Loewen) laughs, as she does frequently and charmingly, and agrees. “Greta explains that these horses, upon being startled by Dueck’s stupid dog, don’t organize meetings to determine their next course of action. ![]() Anticipating their return, after other men in the community have gone to post bail, the women strategize: ![]() In her profile, Alexandra Schwartz quotes this one scene, which I think speaks to Toews’ particular brand of humour. The book takes place after the men had been caught and sent to jail. Her books are often about people in horrible circumstances who, despite everything, try and find a way to “liberate themselves.” While some of her characters might not succeed, she offers the reader a break through (sometimes very dark) humour.īased off of real events, Women Talking is about a group of mennonite women who had been routinely drugged and brutally attacked by men in their community. She’s one of those writers who has mastered a brilliant balancing act between comedy and tragedy. We LOVE Miriam Toews and this profile is such a perfect piece on why. ![]() If you love Miriam Toews as much as we do, or if you want to know what everyone-is-going-on-about, read this fantastic profile of Toews in The New Yorker! ![]()
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