Gorgons Deserve Nice Things
Paperback 86 pages English Mar 07, 2023
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"We lived in a world that did not allow women to breathe; how could we be anything but monsters?"Tansy Rayner Roberts retells the stories of seven women from Greek mythology, giving voice to the scorned, the sidelined, and the monstrous. A young gorgon finds acceptance at the Medusa Club. Atalanta spills the truth behind the myth of the Argonauts. Scylla suffers through a series of terrible college roommates. Handmaids in Sparta get more than they bargained for when they interfere in their queen's correspondence with a Trojan prince. A comparative mythology graduate finds herself at a speed-dating night packed with dodgy gods. Behind a velvet rope, a queenly Minotaur presides over a roller disco. Persephone shares her story via a series of pomegranate recipes. Deliciously mythic and delightfully funny, Gorgons Deserve Nice Things delivers new takes on ancient stories, reinvigorating them with modern perspectives and settings. Showcasing the craft and insight that made her one of Australia's most beloved short fiction writers, this collection sees Roberts at her wry, subversive best.
- Author:
- Tansy Rayner Roberts
- Publisher:
- Brain Jar Press
- Publication Date:
- Mar 07, 2023
- Number of pages:
- 86 pages
- Language:
- English
- Binding:
- Paperback
- ISBN-10:
- 1922479381
- ISBN-13:
- 9781922479389