The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony
  • Published: 25 July 2019
  • ISBN: 9780141990750
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 416

The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony

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6 Aug 2019
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25 Jul 2019
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New to Penguin Classics, the international bestseller by one of Europe's pre-eminent literary figures

The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony is a masterful retelling of the ancient myths and fables we may only think we know. From the tale of Europa and the bull to the fall of Troy, Roberto Calasso weaves his way through the entire world of Greek mythology with a captivating sense of curiosity and intrigue that casts these classical stories in a whole new light for a modern reader.
  • Published: 25 July 2019
  • ISBN: 9780141990750
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 416
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About the author

Roberto Calasso

Born in Florence, Roberto Calasso lives in Milan, where he is publisher of Adelphi. He is the author of The Ruin of Kasch, The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony, which was the winner of the Prix Veillon and the Prix du Meilleur Livre Etranger, Literature and the Gods, Ka and K.

Also by Roberto Calasso

The Celestial Hunter
The Tablet of Destinies
The Book of All Books
K.
The Unnamable Present
The Ruin of Kasch
Ardor
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Praise for The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony

Sensuous, dazzlingly intelligent

Lucy Hughes-Hallett, Sunday Times

The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony is a perfect work like no other

Gore Vidal

A brilliant and profound narration

A.S. Byatt

A masterpiece ... a wonderfully fashioned work of art

John Banville

Calasso has no equal in the sparkle of his storytelling and the depth of his learning

Boyd Tonkin, Independent

Enlivening, enthralling, essential: a classic

Peter Conrad, Observer