Infinity in the Palm of Her Hand: A Novel of Adam and Eve
β Scribed by Belli, Gioconda
- Book ID
- 108301911
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 929 KB
- Category
- Fiction
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β¦ Synopsis
βIngenious.ββ Vogue
β Infinity in the Palm of Her Hand takes on nothing less than the creation myth of Western culture.ββSalman Rushdie
The winner of the prestigious 2008 Biblioteca Breve Prizeβjoining such renowned Latin American luminaries as Mario Vargas Llosa and Carlos Fuentesβacclaimed poet and novelist Gioconda Belliβs Infinity in the Palm of Her Hand is a wholly creative and original re-imagining of the story of Adam and Eve and original sin. In a brilliant translation by Margaret Sayers Peyden, this remarkable new look at the Book of Genesis will appeal to readers of the novels of Isabel Allende, Anne Riceβs Jesus Chronicles , and to all lovers of great imaginative literature.
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