| The Woman Who Loved an Octopus: And Other Saints' Tales Contributor(s): Herrad, Imogen (Author) |
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ISBN: 1854114425 ISBN-13: 9781854114426 Publisher: Seren Books OUR PRICE: $11.66 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2007 Annotation: Reviving the first-millennium world of Celtic women saints--most of them far from saintly by current definitions--these inventive stories are not historical tracts or faithful retellings; instead they use the old legends as the framework for new plots, some of them set in the contemporary world. The perilous flight of Madrun, the daughter of King Gwyrtheryn, for example, is transmuted into a story of escape from an eastern European war zone, and St. Non is raped and expelled from her convent, as in the familiar version of the tale, but this time around she comes back for revenge. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) - Fiction | Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2007532793 |
| Physical Information: 0.62" H x 6.47" W x 8.29" (0.47 lbs) 144 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Revivingthe first-millennium world of Celtic women saintsmost of themfar from saintly by current definitionsthese inventivestories are not historical tracts or faithful retellings; instead they use the oldlegends as the framework for new plots, some of them set in the contemporary world.The perilous flight of Madrun, the daughter of King Gwyrtheryn, for example, is transmuted into a story ofescape from an eastern European war zone, and St. Non israped and expelled from her convent, asin thefamiliar version of thetale, but this time around shecomes back for revenge." |