As the bombs rain down in the Second World War, one young girl is evacuated to the English countryside. Struggling to make sense of her new wartime life, she is given a copy of a book of ancient Norse myths and her inner and outer worlds are transformed.
Linguistically stunning and imaginatively abundant, Byatt''s mesmerising tale - inspired by the myth of Ragnarok -is a landmark piece of storytelling from one of the world''s truly great writers.
The Myths series brings together some of the world''s finest writers, each of whom has retold a myth in a contemporary and memorable wayAuthors in the series include Karen Armstrong, Margaret Atwood, A.S. Byatt, David Grossman, Natsuo Kirino, Alexander McCall Smith, Philip Pullman, Ali Smith and Jeanette Winterson.
Format |
Häftad |
Omfång |
192 sidor |
Språk |
Engelska |
Förlag |
Canongate Books |
Utgivningsdatum |
2019-06-06 |
ISBN |
9781786894526 |