In exhilarating and lucid prose,Grossman gives us a provocative new take on the story of Samson: his battle with the lion,the three hundred burning foxes,the women he bedded,the one he loved and who betrayed him and the destruction of the temple. It reveals the journey of a lonely and tortured soul,whose search for a true home echoes our own private struggles.The Myths series brings together some of the world's finest writers,each of whom has retold a myth in a contemporary and memorable way. Authors in the series include Karen Armstrong,Margaret Atwood,A.S. Byatt,David Grossman,Natsuo Kirino,Alexander McCall Smith,Philip Pullman,Ali Smith and Jeanette Winterson.
Publisher: Canongate BooksISBN: 9781786893383Number of pages: 192Weight: 133 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 12 mmEdition: Main - Canons
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Extraordinary,ground-breaking,empoweringA master of the emotionally accurate and significant. His characters don't so much lie on the page as rise before the reader's eyesA writer of passionate honesty,unafraid to ask terrible questionsOne of contemporary literature's most versatile and absorbing writersA writer who has been one of the most original and talented not only in his own country but anywhere
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