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Galatea

內容簡介

內容簡介 《阿基里斯之歌》作者 瑪德琳．米勒 Madeline Miller 最新短篇小說！ 布克獎得主Madeline Miller再次以她最嫻熟的希臘羅馬神話出發，為古希臘神話中被賦予生命的絕美雕像伽拉忒亞(Galatea)發聲 賽普勒斯的雕刻家畢馬龍(Pygmalion)創作了畢生傑作──名為伽拉忒亞(Galatea)的大理石雕像，雕像受女神維納斯眷顧被賦予了生命，畢馬龍欣喜若狂並娶其為妻。然而化身為人後的伽拉忒亞卻仍像座雕像般被丈夫囚於室內，對獨立、自由的日益劇增的想望，讓伽拉忒亞決定不顧一切，挺身掙脫所有的束縛與桎梏……From the internationally bestselling and prize-winning author of The Song of Achilles and Circe, an enchanting short story that boldly reimagines the myth of Galatea and Pygmalion.**A small hardback edition featuring a new afterword by Madeline Miller**In Ancient Greece, a skilled marble sculptor has been blessed by a goddess who has given his masterpiece – the most beautiful woman the town has ever seen – the gift of life. Now his wife, he expects Galatea to please him, to be obedience and humility personified. But she has desires of her own, and yearns for independence.In a desperate bid by her obsessive husband to keep her under control, she is locked away under the constant supervision of doctors and nurses. But with a daughter to rescue, she is determined to break free, whatever the cost..._________________________Praise for CIRCE'A thrilling tour de force of imagination' Mail on Sunday'A bold and subversive retelling' New York Times'A novel to be gobbled greedily in one sitting' Observer'A remarkable achievement' Sunday Times"

作者介紹

作者介紹 Madeline MillerMadeline Miller is the author of The Song of Achilles, which won the Orange Prize for Fiction 2012, was shortlisted for the Stonewall Writer of the Year 2012, was an instant New York Times bestseller, and was translated into twenty-five languages. Madeline holds an MA in Classics from Brown University, and she taught Latin, Greek and Shakespeare to high school students for over a decade. She has also studied at the University of Chicago’s Committee on Social Thought, and at Yale School of Drama, where she focused on the adaptation of classical texts to modern forms. Her essays have appeared in publications including the Guardian, Wall Street Journal, Lapham’s Quarterly and NPR.org. She lives outside Philadelphia. madelinemiller.com

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