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Fires

Published
Nov 1982
Main Genre
General Fiction General Fiction
Pages
156

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Fires consists of nine monologues and narratives based on classical Greek stories. Antigone, Clytemnestra, Phaedo, Sappho are all mythical figures whose stories are mingled with contemporary themes. Interspersed are highly personal narratives, reflecting on a time of profound inner crisis in the author's life.

"The unwritten novel among the fantasies and aphorisms of "Fires" is a classic tale."-Stephen Koch, "New York Times Book Review"

Consists of 9 monologues and narratives based on classical Greek stories. Interspersed are highly personal notations, reflecting a time of profound innner crisis in the author's life.

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First Edition Nov 1982 Farrar, Straus and Giroux ISBN 0374517487
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Dec 1994 University of Chicago Press ISBN 0226965287
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Jun 1981 Farrar, Straus and Giroux ISBN 0374155003
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