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portada Stone Blind: A Novel
Type
Physical Book
Publisher
Language
English
Pages
384
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
23.1 x 14.7 x 3.8 cm
Weight
0.54 kg.
ISBN13
9780063258396

Stone Blind: A Novel

Natalie Haynes (Author) · Harper · Hardcover

Stone Blind: A Novel - Natalie Haynes

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Synopsis "Stone Blind: A Novel "

Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2023"Haynes is master of her trade . . . She succeeds in breathing warm life into some of our oldest stories."--Telegraph (UK)The national bestselling author of A Thousand Ships and Pandora's Jar returns with a fresh and stunningly perceptive take on the story of Medusa, the original monstered woman.They will fear you and flee you and call you a monster. The only mortal in a family of gods, Medusa is the youngest of the Gorgon sisters. Unlike her siblings, Medusa grows older, experiences change, feels weakness. Her mortal lifespan gives her an urgency that her family will never know.When the sea god Poseidon assaults Medusa in Athene's temple, the goddess is enraged. Furious by the violation of her sacred space, Athene takes revenge--on the young woman. Punished for Poseidon's actions, Medusa is forever transformed. Writhing snakes replace her hair and her gaze will turn any living creature to stone. Cursed with the power to destroy all she loves with one look, Medusa condemns herself to a life of solitude.Until Perseus embarks upon a fateful quest to fetch the head of a Gorgon . . .In Stone Blind, classicist and comedian Natalie Haynes turns our understanding of this legendary myth on its head, bringing empathy and nuance to one of the earliest stories in which a woman--injured by a powerful man--is blamed, punished, and monstered for the assault. Delving into the origins of this mythic tale, Haynes revitalizes and reconstructs Medusa's story with her passion and fierce wit, offering a timely retelling of this classic myth that speaks to us today.
Natalie Haynes
  (Author)
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Natalie Haynes es una escritora, comediante y divulgadora británica especializada en mitología y literatura clásica grecorromana. Estudió lenguas clásicas en la Universidad de Cambridge y construyó una trayectoria singular al combinar investigación académica con humor, radio y narrativa contemporánea. A través de novelas, ensayos y programas culturales para la BBC, se convirtió en una de las voces más reconocidas en la reinterpretación moderna de los mitos clásicos desde perspectivas femeninas. Su estilo destaca por acercar tragedias antiguas al lector actual sin perder complejidad histórica, demostrando que los dramas familiares griegos ya tenían suficiente caos mucho antes de existir las redes sociales.

Entre sus obras más celebradas se encuentra Las mil naves (A Thousand Ships), novela inspirada en la guerra de Troya narrada desde el punto de vista de las mujeres afectadas por el conflicto. El libro recibió gran reconocimiento internacional y fue finalista del Women’s Prize for Fiction. También destacan títulos como Stone Blind, centrado en Medusa, y Pandora’s Jar, ensayo sobre las figuras femeninas de la mitología griega. Haynes ha sido ampliamente valorada por rescatar voces olvidadas de los relatos clásicos y reinterpretarlas con inteligencia, ironía y sensibilidad contemporánea.
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