The genius of a Brontë

Financial Times reviews At the End of the Century by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala:

And At the End of the Century certainly has its share of glittering pleasures. In a warm and generous introduction, writer Anita Desai writes: “Could our drab, dusty, everyday lives yield material that surely belonged only to the genius of a Chekhov, a Jane Austen, a Woolf or a Brontë?” Yet it was in “this ordinary, commonplace world” that Jhabvala found her best material. (Nilanjana Roy) 

Noisey announces the upcoming publication of the new EP by Vera:

Wide Sargasso Sea is a novel by Caribbean writer Jean Rhys that details the life of a woman whose arranged marriage takes her from her home country to a terrifying new home. Tightly interwoven with Jane Eyre, the story is set in the aftermath of the abolition of slavery in the British Empire and follows the protagonist Antoinette from her childhood in Jamaica to the escape from the nightmare that is her move to England. Interestingly enough, it also happens to be the inspiration for Danish producer Vera’s first single from his Good Job – No Conversation EP, “Nobody Else.”

A Veteran's Day story on Yahoo Movies:

It wasn’t just about finding happiness, though. Another gift that movies gave Pacanowski was the ability to feel her own feelings again. “Because of my military training, I was completely disconnected from my emotions,” she said. “So I could sit down, I could watch a movie, and I could cry and not feel shame or weakness. That’s what I would use Wuthering Heights for. And Casablanca, of course! (Gwynne Watkins)

New Republic reviews  the book Dream of a House: The Passions and Preoccupations of Reynolds Price by Alex Harris and Margaret Sartor:

Writer’s houses are common destinations for the literary pilgrim. Birthplaces, homesteads, dorm rooms, prison cells: almost any dwelling will do. Emily Dickinson’s house in Amherst is open to visitors, as is the Brontë Parsonage in Haworth. (Casey N. Cep)

A college senior theatre project in The Ottawa Herald:

Bailey Short knew she wanted to tell a personal story through her senior theater project at McPherson College, but no existing musical fit the bill. (...)
The result is a devised musical revue called “Musical Herstory,” which runs the gamut of musical theater songs that portray experiences in women’s lives. (...)
The production highlights songs from classic musicals such as “Les Miserables,” “Wicked,” “Jesus Christ Superstar,” and “White Christmas” as well as songs from newer works such as “R.R.R.E.D. A Secret Musical,” “Side Show,” and “Jane Eyre.” (Cheyenne Derksen Schroeder)

TouchArcade reviews the interactive novel Heart of the House by Nissa Campbell:

The setting is also well-realized. Early on, a choice can lead to Wuthering Heights being name-dropped. While this story obviously takes place slightly later than that one, you can certainly feel some influence from that dreary tale. Particularly with regards to the Baroness's manor, which feels as much like a prison for certain characters as it does a home. The utterly mundane nature of the town contrasts well against the bizarre happenings in the manor, and as in Wuthering Heights, what happens outside of the walls of the estate often feels inconsequential to what's going on within them. Even as the story builds and both logic and reason are both forced to take a time-out, the world feels believable and consistent within its own established rules. (Shaun Musgrave)

The Union interviews the local author Angela Sells:

What is your favorite book or who is your favorite author?
Difficult question with a shifting target. I suppose at this moment, my favorite author is Kathleen Collins, seeing as how entranced I am by her short story collection, "What Ever Happened to Interracial Love?"
Generally speaking, my favorite book is Jane Eyre.

Actualidad Literaria (in Spanish) lists novels to 'fall in love again':

Jane Eyre
En el año en que Charlotte Brontë publicó esta novela, 1847, las mujeres escritoras no estaban tan bien vistas como hoy día. Por ese motivo, Brontë publicó la obra bajo el pseudónimo de Currer Bell. Y su personaje, Jane Eyre es, al igual que la autora, una joven maltratada por la vida, ansiosa de encontrar su lugar en el mundo, ese “algo” que, precisamente, ha hecho que la obra trascienda en una sociedad inconformista. La obra fue un absoluto éxito tras su publicación, destapando la identidad de Charlotte Brontë y una corriente feminista que terminaría consolidándose en el siglo XX.

Cumbres Borrascosas
Muchos la consideran la mayor obra romántica de la historia, y posiblemente no se equivoquen. Escrita por Emily Brontë, hermana de la anteriormente mencionada Charlotte, Cumbres borrascosas narra la historia de Heathcliff, un niño traído al hogar de los Earnshaw, en la finca Cumbres borrascosas, haciéndose especialmente amigo de la hjja de éste, Catherine. Historia de venganza, odio y amores oscuros, Cumbres borrascosas fue rechazada por la crítica tras su publicación en 1847 por su estructura en forma de matrioska, considerada”inmadura” por la opinión general. Con el paso del tiempo, la crítica reconocería el carácter visionario de la obra, calificándola como la gran obra que es. (Alberto Piernas) (Translation)

Curly hair in El Sol de Durango (México):

Cuando era niña tenía el cabello lacio, oscuro y largo. Amaba que todos lo amaran. Un día mis papás decidieron cortarlo sin previo aviso y lo sentí como una de esas traiciones que crees que no perdonarás jamás cuando tienes siete años y ya has leído demasiado a Emily Brontë.  (SNGCalderon) (Translation)

Le Devoir (in French) reviews Sweetland by Michael Crummey

Alors que Moses affronte son dur destin, le romancier précipite celui-ci dans un vortex de souvenirs, de délires hallucinatoires et de cauchemars, d’où émergent les morts et les vivants, transformant Sweetland en une oeuvre d’un romantisme noir, laquelle évoque Emily Brontë et Anne Hébert, doublée d’un puissant requiem pour un mode de vie bientôt disparu. (Manon Dumais) (Translation)

Il Floglietto della Ricerca and Gazzetta di Mantova (in Italian) review the film Una Questione Privata by Paolo Taviani:

Più che l’Italia, la Politica, la Libertà, la stella che guida tutte le azioni del giovane combattente è il ricordo di una ragazza, amore folle di tempi migliori. Fantasma evocato tra le nebbie della memoria, in un clima gotico che si manifesta anche tra le montagne di Milton, più simili alla brughiera inglese dell’amato Cime tempestose che alle Alpi torinesi. (Luca Marchietti) (Translation)

Milton (Luca Marinelli), in marcia sui colli di Alba, decide di raggiungere la villa, ora disabitata, di Fulvia, la ragazza di cui è innamorato e per la quale ha tradotto dall’inglese Cime tempestose di E. Brontë (dietro a Fulvia, gli amici di Fenoglio riconobbero Mimma, l’amore infelice dello scrittore). (Alberto Cattini) (Translation)

A student loving Jane Eyre in MainLine Media News; Mayri Chenal posts about Wuthering Heights; Emma's Books reviews Charlotte Bronte's Secret Love by Jolien Janzing; an Anne Brontë scrapbook on A mad scientist's musing.