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The Myths: A Short History of Myth / The Penelopiad / Weight

by Karen Armstrong, Margaret Atwood, Jeanette Winterson · 2005

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Featuring each of the first 3 titles of the Myth series - The Penelopiad, Weight, and A Short History of Myth, this edition boxset also includes the introductory pamphlet, A Word or 2 About Myths, and is presented in a slipcase. Each book is a retelling of a myth by an internationally renowned author.

Genre
mythologymythologyMore like thisLess of thismyths and folkloremyths and folkloreMore like thisLess of this
Themes
religionreligionMore like thisLess of this
Setting
2000s2000sMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Form
short storiesshort storiesMore like thisLess of this

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