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      The Penelopiad

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      A feminist retelling, Penelope's slyly brilliant side of the story, from the Booker Prize-winning author of The Blind Assassin and The Handmaid's Tale Margaret Atwood

      Penelope. Immortalised in legend and myth as the devoted wife of the glorious Odysseus, silently weaving...

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      Description

      Product ID:9781786892485
      Product Form:Paperback / softback
      Country of Manufacture:GB
      Series:Canons
      Title:The Penelopiad
      Authors:Author: Margaret Atwood
      Page Count:224
      Subjects:Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
      Description:Select Guide Rating
      A feminist retelling, Penelope's slyly brilliant side of the story, from the Booker Prize-winning author of The Blind Assassin and The Handmaid's Tale Margaret Atwood

      Penelope. Immortalised in legend and myth as the devoted wife of the glorious Odysseus, silently weaving and unpicking and weaving again as she waits for her husband''s return.

      Now Penelope wanders the underworld, spinning a different kind of thread: her own side of the story - a tale of lust, greed and murder.

      The Myths series brings together some of the world''s finest writers, each of whom has retold a myth in a contemporary and memorable way. Authors in the series include Karen Armstrong, Margaret Atwood, A.S. Byatt, David Grossman, Natsuo Kirino, Alexander McCall Smith, Philip Pullman, Ali Smith and Jeanette Winterson.


      Imprint Name:Canongate Canons
      Publisher Name:Canongate Books
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2018-04-05

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      Weight172 g
      Dimensions198 × 128 × 15 mm