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The Murderess Format: Paperback
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- Condition
- Narrative Type
- book
- Type
- book
- Intended Audience
- General/trade
- ISBN
- 9781590173503
- Book Title
- Murderess
- Item Length
- 8in
- Publisher
- New York Review of Books, Incorporated, T.H.E.
- Publication Year
- 2010
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.3in
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topic
- Psychological, Crime, General, Literary
- Item Width
- 5in
- Item Weight
- 5.2 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 144 Pages
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The Murderess is a bone-chilling tale of crime and punishment with the dark beauty of a backwoods ballad. Set on the dirt-poor Aegean island of Skiathos, it is the story of Hadoula, an old woman living on the margins of society and at the outer limits of respectability. Hadoula knows about herbs and their hidden properties, and women come to her when they need help. She knows women's secrets and she knows the misery of their lives, and as the book begins, she is trying to stop her new-born granddaughter from crying so that her daughter can at last get a little sleep. She rocks the baby and rocks her and then the terrible truth hits her: there's nothing worse than being born a woman, and there's something that she, Hadoula, can do about that. Peter Levi's matchless translation of Alexandros Papadiamantis's astonishing novella captures the excitement and haunting poetry of the original Greek.
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Publisher
New York Review of Books, Incorporated, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
1590173503
ISBN-13
9781590173503
eBay Product ID (ePID)
78692938
Product Key Features
Book Title
Murderess
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Psychological, Crime, General, Literary
Publication Year
2010
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
144 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8in
Item Height
0.3in
Item Width
5in
Item Weight
5.2 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Pa5610.P345p513 2010
Reviews
"...this chillingly beautiful work should win for Papadiamantis the new English readers he certainly deserves." -- Arts & Book Review "Certain poets like Constantine Cavafy, George Seferis and Odysseus Elytis have responded positively to his writings. They have especially expressed appreciation for his distinctive use of language, powers of simple narration and masterly blending of the cruel exigencies and exquisite natural surroundings of a way of life that resonates with folkways, myth and religious sensibility. With his place among Greece's modern writers now secure, Papadiamantis merits the attention of the larger audience that translation into English gives him. His novella , The Murderess ...should be required readingR30;" -George Economou, The New York Times "The narrative unfolds with a retrospective reticence that is stunning, and concludes with a passion whose dramatic simplicity is enthralling." --Stathis Gourgouris "Promises a study of defeat in the Hardy tradition..." -Los Angeles Times An "exquisite novelist..." -M.J. Politis, The New York Times "the greatest Modern Greek prose writer" -Milan Kundera "The 'saint' of modern Greek letters...Papadiamantis wrote with graphic realism and unequalled passion..." - Times Literary Supplement "It is books such as The Murderess which remind us of the miraculous nature of prose fiction." -Gabriel Josipovichi "Papadiamantis's characters portray in miniature the eternal passions of man-jealousies, loves, ambitions, hatred, murders, and misfortunes-in an almost hieratic movement, like the rhythm of a chorus in tragedy, scarcely perceptible but sufficient to suggest the deeper, the pure nature of the world. Therein lies the magic of Papadiamantis." -Odysseus Elytis "An excellent opportunity for those who do not read Greek to sample a novel from the pen of one of Greece's finest modern prose writers...a powerful and disturbing story which will haunt you." - Greek Review International "Alexandros Papadiamantis is Greece's foremost prose writer. In his novellas and stories he presents a universal picture through the microcosm of the tight-knit society of a Greek village on a remote island. Papadiamantis is a clear-eyed realist, but woven into his stories are village magic, vestiges of myth and ancient lore, and the dour superstitions that governed the daily life of the Greek peasant. His plots are at times touched by a magic realism reminiscent of Mrquez." -Peter Constantine, Conjunctions, "Certain poets like Constantine Cavafy, George Seferis and Odysseus Elytis have responded positively to his writings. They have especially expressed appreciation for his distinctive use of language, powers of simple narration and masterly blending of the cruel exigencies and exquisite natural surroundings of a way of life that resonates with folkways, myth and religious sensibility. With his place among Greece's modern writers now secure, Papadiamantis merits the attention of the larger audience that translation into English gives him. His novella,The Murderess…should be required reading…" -George Economou,The New York Times "Promises a study of defeat in the Hardy tradition…"-Los Angeles Times An "exquisite novelist…"-M.J. Politis, The New York Times "the greatest Modern Greek prose writer" -Milan Kundera "The 'saint' of modern Greek letters...Papadiamantis wrote with graphic realism and unequalled passion..." -Times Literary Supplement "It is books such asThe Murderesswhich remind us of the miraculous nature of prose fiction." -Gabriel Josipovichi "Papadiamantis's characters portray in miniature the eternal passions of man-jealousies, loves, ambitions, hatred, murders, and misfortunes-in an almost hieratic movement, like the rhythm of a chorus in tragedy, scarcely perceptible but sufficient to suggest the deeper, the pure nature of the world. Therein lies the magic of Papadiamantis." -Odysseus Elytis "An excellent opportunity for those who do not read Greek to sample a novel from the pen of one of Greece's finest modern prose writers…a powerful and disturbing story which will haunt you." -Greek Review International "Alexandros Papadiamantis is Greece's foremost prose writer. In his novellas and stories he presents a universal picture through the microcosm of the tight-knit society of a Greek village on a remote island. Papadiamantis is a clear-eyed realist, but woven into his stories are village magic, vestiges of myth and ancient lore, and the dour superstitions that governed the daily life of the Greek peasant. His plots are at times touched by a magic realism reminiscent of Márquez." -Peter Constantine,Conjunctions, "...this chillingly beautiful work should win for Papadiamantis the new English readers he certainly deserves." -- Arts & Book Review "Certain poets like Constantine Cavafy, George Seferis and Odysseus Elytis have responded positively to his writings. They have especially expressed appreciation for his distinctive use of language, powers of simple narration and masterly blending of the cruel exigencies and exquisite natural surroundings of a way of life that resonates with folkways, myth and religious sensibility. With his place among Greece's modern writers now secure, Papadiamantis merits the attention of the larger audience that translation into English gives him. His novella , The Murderess …should be required readingR30;" -George Economou, The New York Times "The narrative unfolds with a retrospective reticence that is stunning, and concludes with a passion whose dramatic simplicity is enthralling." -Stathis Gourgouris "Promises a study of defeat in the Hardy tradition…" -Los Angeles Times An "exquisite novelist…" -M.J. Politis, The New York Times "the greatest Modern Greek prose writer" -Milan Kundera "The 'saint' of modern Greek letters...Papadiamantis wrote with graphic realism and unequalled passion..." - Times Literary Supplement "It is books such as The Murderess which remind us of the miraculous nature of prose fiction." -Gabriel Josipovichi "Papadiamantis's characters portray in miniature the eternal passions of man-jealousies, loves, ambitions, hatred, murders, and misfortunes-in an almost hieratic movement, like the rhythm of a chorus in tragedy, scarcely perceptible but sufficient to suggest the deeper, the pure nature of the world. Therein lies the magic of Papadiamantis." -Odysseus Elytis "An excellent opportunity for those who do not read Greek to sample a novel from the pen of one of Greece's finest modern prose writers…a powerful and disturbing story which will haunt you." - Greek Review International "Alexandros Papadiamantis is Greece's foremost prose writer. In his novellas and stories he presents a universal picture through the microcosm of the tight-knit society of a Greek village on a remote island. Papadiamantis is a clear-eyed realist, but woven into his stories are village magic, vestiges of myth and ancient lore, and the dour superstitions that governed the daily life of the Greek peasant. His plots are at times touched by a magic realism reminiscent of Márquez." -Peter Constantine, Conjunctions, "...this chillingly beautiful work should win for Papadiamantis the new English readers he certainly deserves." --Arts & Book Review "Certain poets like Constantine Cavafy, George Seferis and Odysseus Elytis have responded positively to his writings. They have especially expressed appreciation for his distinctive use of language, powers of simple narration and masterly blending of the cruel exigencies and exquisite natural surroundings of a way of life that resonates with folkways, myth and religious sensibility. With his place among Greece's modern writers now secure, Papadiamantis merits the attention of the larger audience that translation into English gives him. His novella,The Murderess…should be required readingR30;" -George Economou,The New York Times "The narrative unfolds with a retrospective reticence that is stunning, and concludes with a passion whose dramatic simplicity is enthralling."-Stathis Gourgouris "Promises a study of defeat in the Hardy tradition…"-Los Angeles Times An "exquisite novelist…"-M.J. Politis, The New York Times "the greatest Modern Greek prose writer" -Milan Kundera "The 'saint' of modern Greek letters...Papadiamantis wrote with graphic realism and unequalled passion..." -Times Literary Supplement "It is books such asThe Murderesswhich remind us of the miraculous nature of prose fiction." -Gabriel Josipovichi "Papadiamantis's characters portray in miniature the eternal passions of man-jealousies, loves, ambitions, hatred, murders, and misfortunes-in an almost hieratic movement, like the rhythm of a chorus in tragedy, scarcely perceptible but sufficient to suggest the deeper, the pure nature of the world. Therein lies the magic of Papadiamantis." -Odysseus Elytis "An excellent opportunity for those who do not read Greek to sample a novel from the pen of one of Greece's finest modern prose writers…a powerful and disturbing story which will haunt you." -Greek Review International "Alexandros Papadiamantis is Greece's foremost prose writer. In his novellas and stories he presents a universal picture through the microcosm of the tight-knit society of a Greek village on a remote island. Papadiamantis is a clear-eyed realist, but woven into his stories are village magic, vestiges of myth and ancient lore, and the dour superstitions that governed the daily life of the Greek peasant. His plots are at times touched by a magic realism reminiscent of M�rquez." -Peter Constantine,Conjunctions
Copyright Date
2010
Target Audience
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2009-050088
Dewey Decimal
889/.32
Dewey Edition
19
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