Name: Galatea: A Short Story
SKU: 54488169
Price: 282.00 ZAR
Availability: InStock
Author: Madeline Miller
ISBN: 9780063280519

Type

Physical Book

Author

Madeline Miller

Publisher

Ecco

Language

English

Pages

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

15.5x10.7x1 cm

Weight

0.12 kg.

ISBN13

9780063280519

Edition No.

Synopsis "Galatea: A Short Story "

NATIONAL BESTSELLERAn enchanting short story from Madeline Miller that boldly reimagines the myth of Galatea and Pygmalion, now in hardcover for the first time**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. After marrying her, 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 . . .

Madeline Miller

(Author)

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She holds a Master's degree in Classical Languages. For the past ten years, she has been a teacher of Latin, Greek, and Shakespeare with high school students. She has also studied Social Thought at the University of Chicago, and in the playwriting department at the Yale School of Drama, where she specialized in adapting classical texts to modern forms. She currently lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where she teaches and writes.

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