The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye: Five Fairy Stories Paperback - 1998
by A. S. Byatt
The magnificent stories in this "New York Times" Notable Book range from fables of sexual obsession to allegories of political tragedy. 5 illustrations.
From the jacket flap
The magnificent title story of this collection of fairy tales for adults describes the strange and uncanny relationship between its extravagantly intelligent heroine--a world renowned scholar of the art of story-telling--and the marvelous being that lives in a mysterious bottle, found in a dusty shop in an Istanbul bazaar. As A.S. Byatt renders this relationship with a powerful combination of erudition and passion, she makes the interaction of the natural and the supernatural seem not only convincing, but inevitable.
The companion stories in this collection each display different facets of Byatt's remarkable gift for enchantment. They range from fables of sexual obsession to allegories of political tragedy; they draw us into narratives that are as mesmerizing as dreams and as bracing as philosophical meditations; and they all us to inhabit an imaginative universe astonishing in the precision of its detail, its intellectual consistency, and its splendor. "A dreamy treat.... It is not merely strange, it is wondrous."
--"Boston Globe "Alternatingly erudite and earthy, direct and playful.... If Scheherazade ever needs a break, Byatt can step in, indefinitely."
--"Chicago Tribune "Byatt's writing is crystalline and splendidly imaginative.... These [are] perfectly formed tales."
--"Washington Post Book World
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- Title The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye: Five Fairy Stories
- Author A. S. Byatt
- Binding Paperback
- Edition 1st Vint' Int'l
- Pages 288
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Vintage, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date 1998-10-27
- ISBN 9780679762225 / 0679762221
- Weight 0.53 lbs (0.24 kg)
- Dimensions 8.01 x 5.2 x 0.79 in (20.35 x 13.21 x 2.01 cm)
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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- New York Times, 11/15/1998, Page 68
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