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Lavinia

by Ursula K Le Guin

Average based on 1 comment. Synopses & Reviews Customer Comments (1) ISBN13: 9780156033688 ISBN10: 0156033682 Condition: Standard All Product Details Only 2 left in stock at $7.50!

 

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From a masterful writer of myth and fantasy, a beautiful reimagining of one of the most pivotal characters in Virgil's Aeneid

 

As the story goes, Virgils hero fights to claim the kings daughter, Lavinia, with whom he is destined to build an empire. Lavinia herself never speaks a word. Now, Ursula K. Le Guin gives Lavinia a voice in a novel that takes us to the half-wild world of ancient Italy. Lavinia grows up knowing nothing but peace and freedom until her suitors arrive. Her mother wants her to marry handsome, ambitious Turnus. But omens and prophecies spoken by the sacred springs say she must marry a foreigner, that she will be the cause of a bitter war, and that her husband will not live long. When a fleet of Trojan ships sails up the Tiber, Lavinia decides to take her destiny into her own hands and tells us the story of her life—and her life's greatest love.

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From a masterful writer of myth and fantasy, a beautiful reimagining of one of the most pivotal characters in Virgil's Aeneid

 

As the story goes, Virgils hero fights to claim the kings daughter, Lavinia, with whom he is destined to build an empire. Lavinia herself never speaks a word. Now, Ursula K. Le Guin gives Lavinia a voice in a novel that takes us to the half-wild world of ancient Italy. Lavinia grows up knowing nothing but peace and freedom until her suitors arrive. Her mother wants her to marry handsome, ambitious Turnus. But omens and prophecies spoken by the sacred springs say she must marry a foreigner, that she will be the cause of a bitter war, and that her husband will not live long. When a fleet of Trojan ships sails up the Tiber, Lavinia decides to take her destiny into her own hands and tells us the story of her life—and her life's greatest love.

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About the Author

Ursula K. Le Guin was born in Berkeley, California, in 1929. Among her honors are a National Book Award, five Hugo and five Nebula Awards, the Kafka Award, a Pushcart Prize, and the Harold D. Vursell Memorial Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. She lives in Portland, Oregon.

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In Lavinia, Le Guin has oh-so-beautifully blended the genres of her craft to create true literature. The Aeneid's Lavinia is more than safe under Le Guin's pen as she brings not only life to her ancient characters, but also the sinuous twist of the unreal. Soulful and infinitely readable, this is a book not to be missed from a writer who has mastered her work.

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Product Details

ISBN:

9780156033688

Author:

Le Guin, Ursula K

Publisher:

Mariner Books

Author:

Le Guin, Ursula K.

Author:

Guin, Ursula K. Le

Subject:

Women's Studies - General

Subject:

Women's Studies

Subject:

General Fiction

Subject:

Historical - General

Subject:

Literature-A to Z

Copyright:

2009

Edition Description:

Trade Paper

Publication Date:

20090431

Binding:

TRADE PAPER

Grade Level:

from 9

Language:

English

Illustrations:

Y

Pages:

288

Dimensions:

8 x 5.31 in 0.58 lb

Age Level:

from 14

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Product details 288 pages Mariner Books - 2011-07-18 English 9780156033688 Reviews:

"Synopsis" by Firebrand, From a masterful writer of myth and fantasy, a beautiful reimagining of one of the most pivotal characters in Virgil's Aeneid

 

As the story goes, Virgils hero fights to claim the kings daughter, Lavinia, with whom he is destined to build an empire. Lavinia herself never speaks a word. Now, Ursula K. Le Guin gives Lavinia a voice in a novel that takes us to the half-wild world of ancient Italy. Lavinia grows up knowing nothing but peace and freedom until her suitors arrive. Her mother wants her to marry handsome, ambitious Turnus. But omens and prophecies spoken by the sacred springs say she must marry a foreigner, that she will be the cause of a bitter war, and that her husband will not live long. When a fleet of Trojan ships sails up the Tiber, Lavinia decides to take her destiny into her own hands and tells us the story of her life—and her life's greatest love.