Tell Me a Riddle
| "Tell Me a Riddle" | |
|---|---|
| Short story by Tillie Olsen | |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Publication | |
| Published in | New World Writing No. 16 |
| Publication type | periodical anthology |
| Publisher | J. B. Lippincott & Co. |
| Publication date | 1960 |
| Author | Tillie Olsen |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Short story collection |
| Publisher | Dell Publishing |
Publication date | 1956 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 125 |
| OCLC | 748997729 |
"Tell Me a Riddle" is a short story by Tillie Olsen. It was published in 1956 as the title story of a collection of four Olsen short stories.
Reception
The short story "Tell Me a Riddle" has been called "a powerful study of the politics of voice",[1] "an American Classic",[2] and described as "beautifully crafted and painfully real in the issues of family that it raises".[3] It received the 1961 O. Henry Award.[4]
Adaptations
Tell Me a Riddle, a film based on the short story collection, was released in 1980.[5]
References
- ^ Pfaelzer, Jean (1994). "Tillie Olsen's "Tell Me a Riddle": The Dialectics of Silence". Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies. 15 (2). University of Nebraska Press: 1–22. doi:10.2307/3346759. JSTOR 3346759.
- ^ Oliver B. Pollak. "TILLIE OLSEN". jwa.org. Jewish Women's Archive. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
- ^ Janice Willms (June 14, 2004). "Tell Me a Riddle". medhum.med.nyu.edu. NYU Langone Medical Center. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
- ^ "The O. Henry Prize Stories Past Winners List". www.randomhouse.com. Random House LLC. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
- ^ "Tell Me a Riddle (1980)". www.rottentomatoes.com. Fandango Media. Retrieved September 7, 2016.