Loved itI told you guys if you wanted to take my recommendation, just read the very beginning because it's so jarring and it's so strange.
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Autobiography of Red (1999)
Others: Overwhelmingly positive In her first novel in verse, Anne Carson bridges the gap between classicism and the modern, poetry and prose, with a volcanic journey into the soul of a winged red monster named Geryon. There is a strong mixture of whimsy and sadness in Geryon’s story. He is tormented as a boy by his brother, escapes to a parallel world of photography, and falls in love with Herakles—a golden young man who leaves Geryon at the peak of infatuation. Geryon retreats ever further into the world created by his camera, until that glass house is suddenly and irrevocably shattered by Herakles’ return. Running throughout is Geryon’s fascination with his wings, the color red, and the fantastic accident of who he is. Autobiography of Red is a deceptively simple narrative layered with currents of meaning, emotion, and the truth about what it’s like to be red. It is a powerful and unsettling story that moves, disturbs, and delights.
- ISBN:
- 9780375701290
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- 160 pages
Genres: fantasy, literary fiction, classics, poetry
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Loved itit's absolutely stunning and like I said I only read it in recent years when I was researching for my own book I get it's fantastic and I would highly recommend it to you as well
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