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Description

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.

Product Details

PublisherFarrar, Straus and Giroux
Publish DateNovember 01, 1982
Pages156
LanguageEnglish
TypeBook iconPaperback / softback
EAN/UPC9780374517489
Dimensions203.2 X 127.0 X 9.1 mm | 0.4 pounds
BISAC Categories: Literary Fiction

About the Author

Marguerite Yourcenar (1903-87) wrote plays, stories, poems, and novels, including the notable Memoirs of Hadrian. She was the first woman to be elected to the Academie Francaise.

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