House of names : a novel
(Book)
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Published
New York : Scribner, 2017.
ISBN
9781501140211, 1501140213
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Villa Park Public Library - Fiction
F TOIBIN, C.
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F TOIBIN, C.
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Villa Park Public Library - Fiction | F TOIBIN, C. | On Shelf |
Location | Call Number | Status |
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Alsip-Merrionette Park Public Library District - Stacks | F TOIBIN | On Shelf |
Batavia Public Library District - Adult Fiction | FIC Toibin, Colm | On Shelf |
Blue Island Public Library - Stacks | FIC TOI | On Shelf |
Carol Stream Public Library - Adult Fiction | F/TOIBIN C | On Shelf |
Chicago Ridge Public Library - Stacks | FIC TOI | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Adultery -- Fiction.
Betrayal -- Fiction.
Clytemnestra, -- Queen of Mycenae -- Fiction.
Electra -- (Greek mythological figure) -- Fiction.
Fiction.
Man-woman relationships -- Fiction.
Murder -- Fiction.
Mythology, Greek -- Fiction.
Orestes, -- King of Argos (Mythological character) -- Fiction.
Revenge -- Fiction.
Betrayal -- Fiction.
Clytemnestra, -- Queen of Mycenae -- Fiction.
Electra -- (Greek mythological figure) -- Fiction.
Fiction.
Man-woman relationships -- Fiction.
Murder -- Fiction.
Mythology, Greek -- Fiction.
Orestes, -- King of Argos (Mythological character) -- Fiction.
Revenge -- Fiction.
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Published
New York : Scribner, 2017.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
275 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9781501140211, 1501140213
Notes
Description
Colm Toibin brings a modern sensibility and language to an ancient classic, and gives this extraordinary character new life, so that listeners not only believe Clytemnestra's thirst for revenge, but applaud it. He brilliantly inhabits the mind of one of Greek myth's most powerful villains to reveal the love, lust, and pain she feels. Told in fours parts, this is a fiercely dramatic portrait of a murderess, who will herself be murdered by her own son, Orestes. It is Orestes' story, too: his capture by the forces of his mother's lover Aegisthus, his escape and his exile. And it is the story of the vengeful Electra, who watches over her mother and Aegisthus with cold anger and slow calculation, until, on the return of her brother, she has the fates of both of them in her hands.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Tóibín, C. (2017). House of names: a novel (First Scribner hardcover edition.). Scribner.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Tóibín, Colm, 1955-. 2017. House of Names: A Novel. Scribner.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Tóibín, Colm, 1955-. House of Names: A Novel Scribner, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Tóibín, Colm. House of Names: A Novel First Scribner hardcover edition., Scribner, 2017.
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