{"product_id":"galatea-madeline-miller-9781526652065","title":"Galatea (Madeline Miller)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMESTRA\u003c\/i\u003e -THE NEW SHORT STORY BY MADELINE MILLER OUT 29 SEPTEMBER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the internationally bestselling and prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Song of Achilles \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eCirce,\u003c\/i\u003e an enchanting short story that boldly reimagines the myth of Galatea and Pygmalion.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e**A small hardback edition featuring a new afterword by Madeline Miller**\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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. Now his wife, he expects Galatea to please him, to be obedience and humility personified. But she has desires of her own, and yearns for independence. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a desperate bid by her obsessive husband to keep her under control, she 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...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e_________________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for CIRCE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A thrilling tour de force of imagination' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A bold and subversive retelling' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A novel to be gobbled greedily in one sitting' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eObserver\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A remarkable achievement' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eMadeline Miller is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Song of Achilles\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Orange Prize for Fiction 2012, was shortlisted for the Stonewall Writer of the Year 2012, was an instant \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller, and was translated into twenty-five languages. Madeline holds an MA in Classics from Brown University, and she taught Latin, Greek and Shakespeare to high school students for over a decade. She has also studied at the University of Chicago's Committee on Social Thought, and at Yale School of Drama, where she focused on the adaptation of classical texts to modern forms. \u003ci\u003eHer\u003c\/i\u003e essays have appeared in publications including the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLapham's Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e and NPR.org. She lives outside Philadelphia. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003emadelinemiller.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Hardcover), Hardback, Englisch, 64 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65802023010653,"sku":"K095574404","price":8.2,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/9557440400001A.jpg?v=1788453508","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/galatea-madeline-miller-9781526652065","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}