Dogs and Monsters
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'A marvel of a collection' Kaliane Bradley'There is nothing more
terrifying than the monster that squats behind the door you dare
not open...'From the bestselling author of The Porpoise come eight
mesmerising stories exploring what, ultimately, makes us human.Mark
Haddon weaves ancient fables into fresh and unexpected forms, and
forges new legends to sit alongside them. The myth of the Minotaur
in his labyrinth is turned into a wrenching parable of maternal
love - and of the monstrosities of patriarchy. The lover of a
goddess, Tithonus, is gifted eternal life but without eternal
youth.Actaeon, changed into a stag after glimpsing the naked Diana
and torn to pieces by his hunting dogs, becomes a visceral metaphor
about how humans use and misuse animals.From genetic engineering to
the eternal complications of family, Haddon showcases how we are
subject to the same elemental forces that obsessed the Greeks.
Whether describing Laika the Soviet space dog on her fateful orbit,
or St Anthony wrestling with loneliness in the desert, his
astonishing powers of observation are at their height when
illuminating the thin line between human and animal.'In sentences
as precisely cut as paper sculptures, Mark Haddon fits ancient myth
to the cruelties and wonders of the present' Francis Spufford
Výber kníh autorov
Mark Haddon ,
Vintage Publishing
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Mark Haddon,
Vintage Publishing
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Slovart
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