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Karen Joy Fowler

The Jane Austen Book Club (Putnam) Karen Joy Fowler's comic romance is filled with sly references to Jane Austen's novels. Is Fowler paying homage or challenging Jane with this look at contemporary attitudes toward love and sex among a group of Janeites?

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By Michael Silverblatt • Sep 9, 2004 • 30m Listen

The Jane Austen Book Club (Putnam) Karen Joy Fowler's comic romance is filled with sly references to Jane Austen's novels. Is Fowler paying homage or challenging Jane with this look at contemporary attitudes toward love and sex among a group of Janeites?

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