Winterson Jeanette - Weight - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: Condemned to shoulder the world forever 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 Jeanette Winterson's retelling of the myth of Atlas and Heracles asks difficult and eternal questions about the nature of choice and coercion. Visionary and inventive Weight turns the familiar on its head to show us ourselves in a new light. The Myths series brings together some of the world's finest writers each of whom has retold a myth in a contemporary and memorable way. Authors in the series include Karen Armstrong Margaret Atwood A. S. Byatt David Grossman Natsuo Kirino Alexander Mc Call Smith Philip Pullman Ali Smith and Jeanette Winterson.
Title: Weight
Author(s): Winterson Jeanette
Publisher: Canongate Books
Barcode: 9781786892492
Pages: 176 Pages
Publication Date: 2/22/2022
Series: Canons
Category: Myth & Legend Told As Fiction