Jocasta: Wife and Mother
Wife and Mother
by Brian Aldiss
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Pub Date 24 Nov 2014 | Archive Date 31 Dec 2014
HarperCollins UK, HarperPress/4th Estate/The Friday Project | The Friday Project
Description
A Theban adventure from the master of Science-Fiction, here proving himself adept at imagining historical worlds. Part of the Brian Aldiss Collection.
In Jocasta, Aldiss brings vividly to life the ancient world of dreaming Thebes: a world of sun-drenched landscapes, golden dust, sphynxes, Furies, hermaphroditic philosophers, ghostly apparitions and ambivalent gods. Jocasta is also a strikingly effective contemplation of an older world order where the human mind is still struggling to understand itself and the nature of the world around it.
Advance Praise
‘The best of British science fiction writers.’ THE SCOTSMAN
‘Aldiss is a magician.’ SUNDAY TIMES
‘The titan of science fiction.’ TELEGRAPH
‘The best of British science fiction writers.’ THE SCOTSMAN
‘Aldiss is a magician.’ SUNDAY TIMES
‘The titan of science fiction.’ TELEGRAPH
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9780007482153 |
| PRICE | £1.99 (GBP) |
Featured Reviews
Gonza B, Reviewer
I admit that I expected a science fiction story, I mean, we're talking about Aldiss here, but instead I found myself re-reading Sophocles and to be precise the "Oedipus the King" and "Antigone", the fact is that no matter how different these two stories from the original version are, they are just beautiful and even if he made some change, especially the end of Antigone, this book is absolutely a must read.
Ammetto che mi aspettavo un racconto di fantascienza, voglio dire, stiamo parlando di Aldiss qui, ma invece mi sono trovata una rilettura di Sofocle e per essere precisi l'"Edipo re" e l'"Antigone", fatto sta che per quanto diverse dall'originale queste due storie nella versione di Aldiss sono proprio belle e anche riviste, specialmente il finale dell'Antigone. Da leggere.
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