The Penelopiad
of Margaret Atwood (Goodreads Author), Laurel Merlington (Narrator)
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Now that all the others have run out of air, itâs my turn to do a little story-making. In Homerâs account in The Odyssey, Penelopeâwife of Odysseus and cousin of the beautiful Helen of Troyâis portrayed as the quintessential faithful wife, her story a salutary lesson through the ages. Left alone for twenty years when Odysseus goes off to fight in the Trojan War after the abduction of Helen, Penelope manages, in the face of scandalous rumors, to maintain the kingdom of Ithaca, bring up her wayward son, and keep over a hundred suitors at bay, simultaneously. When Odysseus finally comes home after enduring hardships, overcoming monsters, and sleeping with goddesses, he kills her suitors andâcuriouslyâtwelve of her maids. In a splendid contemporary twist to the ancient story, Margaret Atwood has chosen to give the telling of it to Penelope and to her twelve hanged maids, asking: âWhat led to the hanging of the maids, and what was Penelope really up to?â In Atwoodâs dazzling, playful retelling, the story becomes as wise and compassionate as it is haunting, and as wildly entertaining as it is disturbing. With wit and verve, drawing on the story-telling and poetic talent for which she herself is renowned, she gives Penelope new life and realityâand sets out to provide an answer to an ancient mystery.
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Book Details
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 198 pages
- Publisher Canongate U.S.
- Publication Date October 5th 2005
- First Publication Not informed
- Language English
- ISBN 9781841957173
- Edition Not informed
- Category Fiction
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