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Psyche

by Louis Couperus, Lucius Apuleius · 1889

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THIS IS A MODERN, adult fairy tale; Psyche is a descendant of the original Psyche whom Cupid loved, but this love story is even more complex and varied than the Greek myth.

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fantasyfantasyMore like thisLess of thisfairy talefairy taleMore like thisLess of this
Setting
NetherlandsNetherlandsMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 240 pages

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