PENELOPE’S DAUGHTER: A NOVEL
Book ID/图书代码： 06830012B59010
English Summary/英文概要： The award-winning author of The Four Seasons retells The Odyssey from the point of view of Odysseus and Penelope’s daughter.
With her father Odysseus gone for twenty years, Xanthe barricades herself in her royal chambers to escape the rapacious suitors who would abduct her to gain the throne. Xanthe turns to her loom to weave the adventures of her life, from her upbringing among servants and slaves, to the years spent in hiding with her mother’s cousin, Helen of Troy, to the passion of her sexual awakening in the arms of the man she loves.
And when a stranger dressed as a beggar appears at the palace, Xanthe wonders who will be the one to decide her future-a suitor she loathes, a brother she cannot respect, or a father who doesn’t know she exists...
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 获奖的《四季》作者重述了Odyssey对Odysseus和Penelope的女儿的观点。Odysseus随着她的父亲度过了二十年，Xanthe为她自己在皇宫中设置路障以逃避那些想通过她获得宝座的贪婪的追求者。Xanthe转向她的编织机编织她的冒险生活，从她仆人和奴隶之间长大到花了几年时间和她母亲的表弟Helen of Troy捉迷藏，她在她爱的男人怀里觉醒。而当一个穿着像乞丐一样的陌生人出现在宫殿里时，Xanthe疑惑谁将是决定她未来的那个人，她厌恶的求婚者？她可以不尊重的兄弟？或那个不知道她存在的父亲...(LNL)
Awards/获奖情况：获奖的《四季》作者重述了Odyssey对Odysseus和Penelope的女儿的观点。Odysseus随着她的父亲度过了二十年，Xanthe为她自己在皇宫中设置路障以逃避那些想通过她获得宝座的贪婪的追求者。Xanthe转向她的编织机编织她的冒险生活，从她仆人和奴隶之间长大到花了几年时间和她母亲的表弟Helen of Troy捉迷藏，她在她爱的男人怀里觉醒。而当一个穿着像乞丐一样的陌生人出现在宫殿里时，Xanthe疑惑谁将是决定她未来的那个人，她厌恶的求婚者？她可以不尊重的兄弟？或那个不知道她存在的父亲...This novel revisits the story of the Trojan War and its aftermath. As it opens, the war has long ended, and the family of the missing Odysseus is still awaiting his return. Daughter Xanthe is left under the care of servants. She has barricaded herself in her room as a protection against unwanted suitors, passing the time by weaving. The story unfolds as she works at her loom, the designs serving as a framework to her tale. As Xanthe shares her history of ancient Greece, a complex picture emerges. Though the war has ended, the people of Ithaca are still immersed in a battle for their future. In Homer’s saga, women who once wept for their lost men are given the voice and power they deserve. In Corona’s tale, women turn a tragedy into opportunity, finding a way to thrive in a world full of men. Penelope’s Daughter provides new insight into the lives of Homer’s women while giving voice to the inventiveness, creativity, and ingenuity of all those left behind. --Carol Gladstein
About the Author/作者介绍： Laurel Corona是圣地亚哥城市学院的一个人文学科教授和南加州上的长期居住居民。她是《四季：Vivaldi的威尼斯故事》的作者并拥有众多的散文类作品。 - 本文是限量版的难以获得的。Laurel Corona is a professor of humanities at San Diego City College and a longtime resident of Southern California. She is the author of The Four Seasons: A Novel of Vivaldi’s Venice, along with numerous works of nonfiction. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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