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Autobiography of Red (Red, Bk 1)
Autobiography of Red - Red, Bk 1
Author: Anne Carson
The award-winning poet Anne Carson reinvents a genre in Autobiography of Red, a stunning work that is both a novel and a poem, both an unconventional re-creation of an ancient Greek myth and a wholly original coming-of-age story set in the present. — Geryon, a young boy who is also a winged red monster, reveals the volcanic terrain of hi...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780375701290
ISBN-10: 037570129X
Publication Date: 8/1/1998
Pages: 160
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Publisher: Vintage
Book Type: Paperback
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This book is amazing. The protagonist, Geryon, is a minor character in Greek mythology and classical literature. In this book, he lives in contemporary North America and in ancient Greece at the same time--he's both a photographer and a red-winged monster. Each section of the book is written in blank verse. It's so beautiful.


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