Greek Myths: A New Retelling, with drawings by Chris Ofili
Author: Higgins, Charlotte
ISBN: 9781529111118
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK
Year First Published: 2022
Pages: 336
Dimensions: 197mm x 130mm x 25mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description:
A major new retelling of the Greek myths for a new generation, with original drawings by world-renowned artist Chris Ofili.
In this spellbinding new collection, Charlotte Higgins reinterprets some of Greek mythology's most enduring stories.
'A great storyteller' Madeline Miller, author of Circe
Here are the myths of Heracles and Theseus, the Trojan war, Thebes and Argos and Athens. They are stories of love and desire, adventure and magic, destructive gods, helpless humans, fantastical creatures and resourceful witches.
In this telling the female characters take centre stage as Athena, Helen, Circe, Penelope and others weave these stories into elaborate imagined tapestries. In Charlotte Higgins's thrilling new interpretation of these ancient stories, their tales combine to form a dazzling, sweeping epic of storytelling.
With a series of original drawings by Chris Ofili.
ISBN: 9781529111118
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK
Year First Published: 2022
Pages: 336
Dimensions: 197mm x 130mm x 25mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description:
A major new retelling of the Greek myths for a new generation, with original drawings by world-renowned artist Chris Ofili.
In this spellbinding new collection, Charlotte Higgins reinterprets some of Greek mythology's most enduring stories.
'A great storyteller' Madeline Miller, author of Circe
Here are the myths of Heracles and Theseus, the Trojan war, Thebes and Argos and Athens. They are stories of love and desire, adventure and magic, destructive gods, helpless humans, fantastical creatures and resourceful witches.
In this telling the female characters take centre stage as Athena, Helen, Circe, Penelope and others weave these stories into elaborate imagined tapestries. In Charlotte Higgins's thrilling new interpretation of these ancient stories, their tales combine to form a dazzling, sweeping epic of storytelling.
With a series of original drawings by Chris Ofili.
