Weight: The Myth of Atlas and Heracles.

Winterson, Jeanette

ISBN 10: 1841956716 / ISBN 13: 9781841956718

Edité par Canongate Books Ltd, Edinburgh, Great Britain, 2005

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This copy of "Weight" has been SIGNED by Jeanette Winterson on the title page! From her appearance at the Free Library of Philadelphia on October 22, 2019. In ancient Greek mythology Atlas, a member of the original race of gods called Titans, leads a rebellion against the new deities, the Olympians. For this he incurs divine wrath: the victorious Olympians force Atlas, guardian of the Garden of Hesperides and its golden apples of life, to bear the weight of the earth and the heavens for eternity. Jeanette Winterson brings Atlas into the twenty-first century. Simultaneously, she asks her own difficult questions about the nature of choice and coercion, and how we forge our own destiny,

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Weight: The Myth of Atlas and Heracles.
• Éditeur: Canongate Books Ltd, Edinburgh, Great Britain
• Date de parution: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1841956716
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781841956718
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: First U.K. Edition/First Printing
• État de l'article: Fine
• État de la jaquette: Fine
• Signé: Signed by Author(s)
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • Modern First Editions

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Synopsis

Canongate Books, together with thirty great international publishing houses, is proud to announce a new series - "The Myths". It is backed by an international marketing and PR campaign. The national media partner is already lined up in the UK. Jeanette Winterson will be touring the UK. In ancient Greek mythology Atlas, a member of the original race of gods called Titans, leads a rebellion against the new deities, the Olympians. For this he incurs divine wrath: the victorious Olympians force Atlas, guardian of the Garden of Hesperides and its golden apples of life, to bear the weight of the earth and the heavens for eternity. When the hero Heracles, as one of his famous twelve labours, is tasked with stealing these apples, he seeks out Atlas, offering to shoulder the world temporarily if the Titan will bring him the fruit. Knowing that Heracles is the only person with the strength to take this burden, and enticed by the prospect of even a short-lived freedom, Atlas agrees and an uneasy partnership is born. With her typical wit and verve, Jeanette Winterson brings Atlas into the twenty-first century. Simultaneously, she asks her own difficult questions about the nature of choice and coercion, and how we forge our own destiny, Visionary and inventive, yet completely believable and relevant to our lives today, Winterson's skill in turning the familiar on its head and showing us a different truth is once more put to dazzling effect.

À propos de l?auteur

JEANETTE WINTERSON'S first novel, Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit won the Whitbread prize for Best First Novel. Since then she has published seven other novels, including The Passion, Written on the Body and The Powerbook, a collection of short stories, The World and Other Place: A Book of Essays, Art Objects and most recently a children's picture book, The King of Capri. She has adapted her work for TV, film and stage. Her books are published in 32 countries. She lives in Oxfordshire and London.