xo Orpheus: Fifty New Myths

xo Orpheus: Fifty New Myths

Fifty leading writers retell myths from around the world in this dazzling follow-up to the bestselling My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me.

Icarus flies once more. Aztec jaguar gods again stalk the earth. An American soldier designs a new kind of Trojan horseâ€”his cremains in a bullet. Here, in beguiling guise, are your favorite mythological figures alongside characters from Indian, Punjabi, Inuit, and other traditions.
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Aimee Bender retells the myth of the Titans.

Elizabeth McCracken retells the myth of Lamia, the child-eating mistress of Zeus.

Madeline Miller retells the myth of Galatea.
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Kevin Wilson retells the myth of Phaeton, from Ovidâ€™s Metamorphoses.
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Emma Straub and Peter Straub retell the myth of Persephone.
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Heidi Julavits retells the myth of Orpheus and Euridice.
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Ron Currie, Jr. retells the myth of Dedalus.
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Maile Meloy retells the myth of Demeter.
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Zachary Mason retells the myth of Narcissus.
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Joy Williams retells the myth of Argos, Odysseusâ€™ dog.
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If â€œxoâ€ signals a goodbye, then xo Orpheus is a goodbye to an old way of mythmaking. Featuring talkative goats, a cat lady, a bird woman, a beer-drinking ogre, a squid who falls in love with the sun, and a girl who gives birth to cubs, here are extravagantly imagined, bracingly contemporary stories, heralding a new beginning for one of the worldâ€™s oldest literary traditions.
Country USA
Brand Penguin
Manufacturer Penguin Books
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber part_0143122428
Color White
ReleaseDate 2013-09-24
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9780143122425

Country	USA
Brand	Penguin
Manufacturer	Penguin Books
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	part_0143122428
Color	White
ReleaseDate	2013-09-24
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9780143122425

xo Orpheus: Fifty New Myths

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