The Needle's Eye (novel)

The Needle's Eye is a 1972 novel by British novelist Margaret Drabble.[1] The novel was well received by reviewers, like contemporary novelist Joyce Carol Oates. Though it was her fifth novel, Drabble described it as her first time that she could "actually write a novel" expressing what she wanted to write.[2]

The Needle's Eye
First edition (publ. Weidenfeld & Nicolson)
AuthorMargaret Drabble
PublisherWeidenfeld & Nicolson
Publication date
1972
ISBN9780394479668

Reception

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Novelist Joyce Carol Oates gave a glowing review for the novel in the New York Times describing the novel as well surpassing the quality of her earlier works.[1] Oates writes that The Needle's Eye was an "extraordinary work", transporting the reader into the "human and very extraordinary experience" of the characters.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Oates, Joyce Carol (11 June 1972). "The Needle's Eye". The New York Times Books. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  2. ^ Milton, Barbara (1 January 1978). "Margaret Drabble, The Art of Fiction No. 70". Paris Review. No. 74. ISSN 0031-2037. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2016.

Further reading

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  • Libby, Marion Vlastos (1 January 1975). "Fate and Feminism in the Novels of Margaret Drabble". Contemporary Literature. 16 (2): 175–192. doi:10.2307/1207546. JSTOR 1207546.