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Girl Meets Boy: The Myth of Iphis (Myths)

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ISBN10: 1847671861
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From the astonishingly talented writer of The Accidental and Hotel World comes Ali Smith’s brilliant retelling of Ovid’s gender-bending myth of Iphis and Ianthe, as seen through the eyes of two Scottish sisters. Girl Meets Boy is about girls and boys, girls and girls, love and transformation, and the absurdity of consumerism, as well as a story of reversals and revelations that is as sharply witty as it is lyrical. Funny, fresh, poetic, and political, Girl Meets Boy is a myth of metamorphosis for a world made in Madison Avenue’s image, and the funniest addition to the Myths series from Canongate since Margaret Atwood’s The Penelopiad.

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: slackgretch, September 1, 2011 (view all comments by slackgretch)
Girl Meets Boy is a WONDERFUL retelling of the myth of Iphis and Ianthe! Smith writes is a way that is beautiful and lyrical, in competition with Ovid's original, but in a modern setting. Questioning the morality of modern money making tactics, and traditional roles. This book compelled me to dive into the rest of Smith's work, all of which has lived up to the high standard set by Girl Meets Boy.
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ISBN:: 9781847671868
Author:: Smith, Ali
Publisher:: Canongate Us
Subject:: Gender Studies
Subject:: Literary
Subject:: Fairy Tales, Folklore & Mythology
Subject:: Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology
Subject:: Literature-A to Z
Series:: Myths
Publication Date:: 20090131
Binding:: TRADE PAPER
Language:: English
Pages:: 164
Dimensions:: 7.74x5.10x.52 in. .39 lbs.

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