A master of literary transformation, Pulitzer Prize-winner Steven Millhauser turns his attention to the transformations of love in these three hypnotic novellas. While ostensibly showing her home to a prospective buyer, the narrator of "Revenge" unfolds an origami-like narrative of betrayal and psyc
The king in the tree: three novellas
โ Scribed by Millhauser, Steven
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group;Vintage eBooks
- Year
- 2007;2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 141 KB
- Category
- Fiction
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โฆ Synopsis
Revenge -- An adventure of Don Juan -- The king in the tree.;Explores the diverse faces and shapes of love in three novellas--"Revenge," a study of erotic love and betrayal, and two works, "An Adventure of Don Juan" and "The King in the Tree," which transform classic fables into original tales of romance.
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