Weight: The Myth of Atlas and Heracles

With wit and verve, the prize-winning author of Sexing the Cherry and Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit brings the mythical figure of Atlas into the space age and sets him free at last. In her retelling of the story of a god tricked into holding the world on his shoulders and his brief reprieve, she sets difficult questions about the nature of choice and coercion, how we choose our own destiny and at the same time can liberate ourselves from our seeming fate. Finally in paperback, Weight is a daring, seductive addition to Canongate's ambitious series of myths by the world's most acclaimed authors.

Author: Jeanette Winterson
Publisher: Canongate Us
Published: 09/14/2006
Pages: 176
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.39lbs
Size: 7.75h x 5.00w x 0.45d
ISBN13: 9781841957999
ISBN10: 1841957992
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology