A Whistling Woman
2002 novel by A. S. Byatt From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A Whistling Woman is a 2002 novel by British writer A. S. Byatt. The novel was published by Chatto & Windus in 2002 and in the United States by Alfred A. Knopf, another division of Penguin.
First edition | |
| Author | A. S. Byatt |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | Frederica Potter Quartet #4 |
| Genre | Literary fiction |
| Publisher | Chatto & Windus (UK) Alfred A. Knopf (US) |
Publication date | September 2002 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom (2002) United States (2002) |
| Media type | Print (paperback, hardcover), ebook |
| Pages | 422 pp (UK paperback 1st ed.) |
| ISBN | 9780701173807 (UK paperback 1st ed.) |
| OCLC | 59489476 |
| 823/.914 | |
| LC Class | PR6052.Y2 W48 2003 |
| Preceded by | Babel Tower |
Tetralogy naming
The novel is the final in a tetralogy, preceded by The Virgin in the Garden (1978), Still Life (1985), and Babel Tower (1996).[1] Jonathan Walker, in a paper published by Contemporary Literature, referred to the series of books as the "Frederica quartet".[2] Byatt herself expressed a preference for The Virgin in the Garden quartet when speaking about it ("It isn't Frederica's book--though she's the sort of person who would muscle in and try to take it!") and noted her publisher's intention to produce a boxed set, simply titled The Quartet.[3]
Themes
Byatt has said the novel is "about utopianism...and a dangerous sort of mystical romanticism".[4]
A Whistling Woman is half dedicated to Frances Ashcroft.[3]
Reception
The Daily Telegraph compiled reviews from multiple publications using a rating scale: "Love It", "Pretty Good", "Ok", and "Rubbish": New Statesman, Spectator, and TLS reviews under "Love It" and Daily Telegraph, Guardian, Sunday Telegraph, and Literary Review reviews under "Pretty Good" and Times and Independent reviews under "Ok" and Sunday Times review under "Rubbish".[5]
References
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