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Xo Orpheus · Fifty New Myths by Kate Bernheimer; Brian W. Aldiss; Aimee Bender; Ron Currie Jr.; Sheila Heti; Heidi Julavits; Victor LaValle; Zachary Mason; Maile Meloy; Edith Pearlman; Emma Straub; Peter Straub; Joy Williams; Kevin Wilson; Karen Tei Yamashita is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
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**Fifty leading writers retell myths from around the world in this dazzling follow-up to the bestselling *My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me.***Icarus flies once more. Aztec jaguar gods again stalk the earth. An American soldier designs a new kind of Trojan horse—his cremains in a bullet. Here, in beguiling guise, are your favorite mythological figures alongside characters from Indian, Punjabi, Inuit, and other traditions.**Aimee Bender** retells the myth of the** Titans.****Madeline Miller** retells the myth of **Galatea.****Kevin Wilson** retells the myth of **Phaeton,** from Ovid’s *Metamorphoses.***Emma Straub and Peter Straub** retell the myth of **Persephone.****Heidi Julavits** retells the myth of **Orpheus and Euridice.****Ron Currie, Jr.** retells the myth of **Dedalus.****Maile Meloy** retells the myth of **Demeter.****Zachary Mason** retells the myth of **Narcissus.****Joy Williams** retells the myth of **Argos****,** Odysseus’ dog.If “xo” signals a goodbye, then *xo Orpheus* is a goodbye to an old way of mythmaking. Featuring talkative goats, a cat lady, a bird woman, a beer-drinking ogre, a squid who falls in love with the sun, and a girl who gives birth to c
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- Author
- Kate Bernheimer; Brian W. Aldiss; Aimee Bender; Ron Currie Jr.; Sheila Heti; Heidi Julavits; Victor LaValle; Zachary Mason; Maile Meloy; Edith Pearlman; Emma Straub; Peter Straub; Joy Williams; Kevin Wilson; Karen Tei Yamashita
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Published
- 2013
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780143122425
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, Short Stories, History
- Rating
- 3.5 / 5 (402 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14