Name: Galatea: A Short Story
Price: 12.57 GBP
Availability: InStock
Author: Madeline Miller
ISBN: 9780063280519

Type

Physical Book

Author

Madeline Miller

Publisher

Ecco

Language

English

Pages

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

15.5 x 10.7 x 1.0 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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Tiene una maestría en Lenguas Clásicas. Durante los últimos diez años ha sido profesora de latín, griego y de Shakespeare con estudiantes de secundaria. También ha estudiado Pensamiento Social en la Universidad de Chicago, y en el departamento de dramaturgia del Yale School of Drama, donde se especializó en la adaptación de los textos clásicos a las formas modernas. Actualmente vive en Cambridge, Massachusetts, donde enseña y escribe.

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