Description
Winner of the Somerset Maugham Award Waterstones best book of the year 2023 'A remarkable feat of storytelling' Rosie Hewlett This should be the story of Hercules: his twelve labours, his endless adventures...everyone's favourite hero, right? ¿Wrong. This is the story of everyone else: Alcmene: Herc's mother (She has knives everywhere) Hylas: Herc's first friend (They were more than friends) Megara: Herc's wife (She'll tell you about their marriage) Eurystheus: Oversaw Herc's labours (He never asked for the job) His friends, his enemies, his wives, his children, his lovers, his rivals, his gods, his victims. It's time to hear their stories. Herc gives voice to the silenced characters, in this feminist, queer (and sometimes shocking ) retelling of classic Hercules myth. Perfect for fans of Madeline Miller and Joanne M. Harris 'It. Is. Fantastic' NetGalley reviewer ¿¿¿¿¿ 'An absolute delight' NetGalley reviewer ¿¿¿¿¿
| EAN: | 9780008589875 |
| Farbverschnitt: | Generell werden die Bücher ohne Farbverschnitt geliefert, auch wenn die Abbildungen einen Farbverschnitt zeigen. |
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 09.05.2024 |
| Autoren: | Rogerson, Phoenicia |
| Seitenzahl/Blattzahl: | 412 |
| Themenüberschrift: | FICTION / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology |
| Keyword: | hercules;heracles;herakles;ariadne;circe;minotaur;theseus;atalanta;hades;megara;amazons;athena;apollo;feminist;retelling;queer;toxic;masculinity;labours;twelve;unheard;voices;greek;grecian;hippolyta;myth;mythology;pantheon;zeus;hera;apollo;hades;persephone;god;demigod;olympic;jocasta;medusa;phaedra;retelling;classic;gods |
| Fachschema: | Englische Belletristik / Fantasy~Englische Bücher / Belletristik / Fantasy |
| Fachkategorie: | Fantasy (Romance, Dark Romance)~Historische Fantasy~Märchen und Volksmärchen / Märchennacherzählungen~Myths and Legends / Mythic fiction~Belletristik: Humor~Romance: fantasy and paranormal~Belletristik: Themen, Stoffe, Motive: Adoleszenz~Belletristik: Themen, Stoffe, Motive: Liebe und Beziehungen |
| Imprint-Titels: | HQ |
| Blätteranzahl: | 400 Blätter |
| Länge: | 197 mm |
| Breite: | 127 mm |