46 pages 1 hour read

Elizabeth Strout

Oh, William

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

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Further Reading & Resources

Further Reading: Literature

This SuperSummary plot summary provides further information on Strout’s first book.

Further Reading: Beyond Literature (Nonfiction)

This New York Times review gives American novelist Jennifer Egan’s assessment of the book. It also includes a discussion of the novel’s themes and how it relates to the first book about Lucy Barton, My Name Is Lucy Barton (2016).

This is an interview with Elizabeth Strout by British journalist Kate Kellaway that is based around the release of Oh William! In the interview, Strout discusses the book’s themes, how the idea of the sequel began and potential autobiographical elements.

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