Fires (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780226965284)

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


Author: Marguerite Yourcenar
ISBN-10: 0226965287
ISBN-13: 9780226965284
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Language: English
Published: 11/05/1994
Pages: 130
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.42lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.49d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 02/01/1995 pg. 104