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From the internationally bestselling and prizewinning author of The Song of Achilles and Circe, an enchanting short story that boldly reimagines the myth of Galatea and Pygmalion **A small hardcover edition featuring a new afterword by Madeline Miller** In ancient Greece, a skilled marble sculptor has been blessed by a goddess who has given his masterpiece--the most beautiful woman the town has ever seen--the gift of life. Now his wife, he expects Galatea to please him, to be obedience and humility personified. But she has desires of her own and yearns for independence. In a desperate bid by her obsessive husband to keep her under control, Galatea is locked away under the constant supervision of doctors and nurses. But with a daughter to rescue, she is determined to break free, whatever the cost . . .
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Galatea: A Short Story, Madeleine Miller
- Taal
- Jaar van publicatie
- 2022
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- (Hardcover)
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- Taal
- Engels
- Auteurs
- Madeleine Miller
- Uitgever
- ECCO PR
- Jaar van publicatie
- 2022
- Formaat
- Hardcover
- Aantal pagina's
- 27
- ISBN10
- 0063280515
- ISBN13
- 9780063280519
- Reeks
- Tags
- Fictie, Fantasy, Historische romans, Vrouwen, Korte Verhalen, Cadeaus voor Vrouwen, Mythologie, Feminisme, Oudheid, Novelles, Griekenland, Vertelling, narratie, Griekse Mythologie, Goden, Oud-Griekenland, Atheïsme, Grieks, Ovidius
- Eerste editie
- 2022
- Oorspronkelijke titel
- Galatea
- Beoordeling
- 4,05 van 5
- Aantekening
- From the internationally bestselling and prizewinning author of The Song of Achilles and Circe, an enchanting short story that boldly reimagines the myth of Galatea and Pygmalion **A small hardcover edition featuring a new afterword by Madeline Miller** In ancient Greece, a skilled marble sculptor has been blessed by a goddess who has given his masterpiece--the most beautiful woman the town has ever seen--the gift of life. Now his wife, he expects Galatea to please him, to be obedience and humility personified. But she has desires of her own and yearns for independence. In a desperate bid by her obsessive husband to keep her under control, Galatea is locked away under the constant supervision of doctors and nurses. But with a daughter to rescue, she is determined to break free, whatever the cost . . .