Fires

Fires - Paperback

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Fires - Paperback

Fires - Paperback

by Marguerite Yourcenar
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by Marguerite Yourcenar (Author)

Fires consists of nine monologues and narratives based on classical Greek stories. Antigone, Clytemnestra, Phaedo, Sappho are all mythical figures whose stories are mingled with contemporary themes. Interspersed are highly personal narratives, reflecting on a time of profound inner crisis in the author's life.

"The unwritten novel among the fantasies and aphorisms of Fires is a classic tale."-Stephen Koch, New York Times Book Review

Consists of 9 monologues and narratives based on classical Greek stories. Interspersed are highly personal notations, reflecting a time of profound innner crisis in the author's life.
Number of Pages: 156
Dimensions: 0.6 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN
Publication Date: March 16, 2006
ISBN9780374517489
Author Marguerite Yourcenar
PublisherFarrar, Straus and Giroux
GenreLiterature
FormatPaperback
PublishedMarch 2006
LanguageENG- English
Pages156
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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Marguerite Yourcenar's (1903-1987) works include A Coin in Nine Hands, Fires, Two Lives and a Dream, and A Blue Tale, all published by the University of Chicago Press. Alberto Manguel is an Argentine-Canadian translator, essayist, novelist, and editor.

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