ALISON LURIE, who won the Pulitzer Prize for Foreign Affairs, has published ten novels, five works of non-fiction and three books for children. A professor of English Emerita at Cornell University, she died in December, 2020.
Language of Houses …. makes a powerful argument that how we choose
to order the space we live and work in reveals far more about us.…
full of mischievous apercus, and Ms. Lurie at her best is bracingly
subversive….a mine of adroit observation, uncovering apparently
humdrum details to reveal their unexpected, and occasionally
poignant, human meaning.
". . . a book meticulously packed with facts, paradoxes and
observations. . . . a rich compendium of information, exploring how
we inhabit our homes, our offices and our places of learning,
leisure and worship, from every conceivable angle, in neatly
organized chapters addressing each category of building."
"Lurie maintains a light touch with such damning observations. . .
One of the book’s best chapters treats public high schools. . .
.its insights into our vanity, and capacity for almost negligent
public construction, are ripe for the gleaning."
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