Name: Odour of Chrysanthemums
Rating: 3.416666666666667 (6 reviews)
ISBN: 9780141196084

D. H. Lawrence

D. H. Lawrence's short stories portray complex, flawed interior lives, showing individuals facing momentous emotional events. In these two stories of fragile happiness and failed dreams, a tragedy forces a woman to acknowledge that she has never known her husband, and a man blinded in the First World War discovers an unexpected peace.

Odour of Chrysanthemums

“Odour of Chrysanthemums” is the story of Elizabeth, a young wife and mother waiting for her alcoholic husband, Walter, to return home from what she assumes is another night of drinking. This assumption, along with Elizabeth’s pre-conceptions about her husband and their relationship are broken down when his body is brought home from the coal mine where he works. In “Odour of Chrysanthemums” author D. H. Lawrence explores the concept of human isolation and the nature of love and relationships. With the sudden death of her husband Elizabeth is forced to re-examine her opinions and beliefs, shedding light on a marriage she had given up on long before. HarperPerennial Classics brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperPerennial Classics collection to build your digital library.

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Odour Of Chrysanthemums

Chiara Malaspina di Orezzoli

E' sicuramente un mio limite, ma Lawrence riesce sempre ad irritarmi più facilmente di quanto riesce a piacermi: perfino questo libricino minuscolo di una settantina di pagine e due racconti mi ha stufato praticamente subito.
Trovo la sua scrittura pedante, molto spesso, e le storie mi mettono di malumore. 
Non sono la persona più obiettiva, nel commentarlo.

Estelle

Libby Kingston

Rebecca Raincrow

David Lawrence

"Odour of Chrysanthemums" is the story of Elizabeth, a young wife and mother waiting for her alcoholic husband, Walter, to return home from what she assumes is another night of drinking. This assumption, along with Elizabeth's pre-conceptions about her husband and their relationship are broken down when his body is brought home from the coal mine where he works.In "Odour of Chrysanthemums" author D. H. Lawrence explores the concept of human isolation and the nature of love and relationships. With the sudden death of her husband Elizabeth is forced to re-examine her opinions and beliefs, shedding light on a marriage she had given up on long before.

Caitlyn Johanna Bolton 

"Odour of Chrysanthemums" is a short story by D. H. Lawrence. It was written in the autumn of 1909 and after revision, was published in The English Review in July 1911. David Herbert Lawrence (11 September 1885 - 2 March 1930) was an important and controversial English writer of the 20th century, whose prolific and diverse output included novels, short stories, poems, plays, essays, travel books, paintings, translations, literary criticism and personal letters.

Odour of Chrysanthemums

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