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The Woman Who Loved an Octopus: And Other Saints' Tales
Contributor(s): Herrad, Imogen (Author)
ISBN: 1854114425     ISBN-13: 9781854114426
Publisher: Seren Books
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Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: October 2007
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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
 
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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."