Jeanette Winterson

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Produktbeschreibung

The free man never thinks of escape.

Condemned to shoulder the world - for ever - by the gods he dared defy, freedom seems unattainable to Atlas.

But then he receives an unexpected visit from Heracles, the one man strong enough to share the burden - and it seems they can strike a bargain that might release him ...

Visionary and inventive, believable and intimate, Weight turns the familiar on its head, making light of fate and offering the chances of choice.

"A touching meditation on the difficult journey to self-knowledge, and also extremely funny, communicating verve and wit." Lucasta Miller, Guardian

"Winterson plays with the ancient tale with promiscuous wit and exuberant fantasy ... [she] produces some exquisitely filmic prose that is almost mythopoetic." Stevie Davies, Independent

"Uncategorisable, meditative and moving." David Mitchell, Sunday Herald

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc.
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Juni 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781847676504
• Artikelnr.: 38450910

Autorenporträt

Jeanette Winterson's first novel, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, won the Whitbread Prize for Best First Novel. Since then she has published many other novels, including The Passion, Written on the Body and The PowerBook, a collection of short stories, a book of essays, and children's picture books. She has adapted her work for TV, film and stage. Her books are published in 32 countries.