Kissing the Witch: Old Tales in New Skins
Thirteen tales are unspun from the deeply familiar, and woven anew into a collection of fairy tales that wind back through time. Acclaimed Irish author Emma Donoghue reveals heroines young and old in unexpected alliances--sometimes treacherous, sometimes erotic, but always courageous. Told with luminous voices that shimmer with sensuality and truth, these age-old characters shed their antiquated cloaks to travel a seductive new landscape, radiantly transformed.Cinderella forsakes the handsome prince and runs off with the fairy godmother; Beauty discovers the Beast behind the mask is not so very different from the face she sees in the mirror;…
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- ISBN: 978-0-06-440772-4
- EAN: 9780064407724
- Produktnummer: 19336552
- Verlag: Harpercollins
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 1999
- Seitenangabe: 240 S.
- Masse: H20.5 cm x B12.3 cm x D1.7 cm 188 g
- Auflage: American Pbk
- Gewicht: 188
- Sonstiges: Ab 14 J.
Über den Autor
Born in Dublin in 1969, EMMA DONOGHUE is an Irish emigrant twice over: she spent eight years in Cambridge, England, before moving to Canada’s London, Ontario. She is best known for her novels, which range from the historical (The Wonder, Slammerkin, Life Mask, The Sealed Letter) to the contemporary (Akin, Stir-Fry, Hood, Landing). Her international bestseller Room was a New York Times Best Book of 2010 and was a finalist for the Man Booker, Commonwealth and Orange Prizes; her screen adaptation, directed by Lenny Abrahamson, was nominated for four Academy Awards.Website: emmadonoghue.comTwitter: @edonoghuewriter Instagram: e_donoghue
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