Natalie Haynes

La vida de la infame Medusa como nunca te la habían contado «Ingeniosa, apasionante y despiadada.» Margaret Atwood «Hermoso y conmovedor.» Neil Gaiman Gran conocedora del mundo antiguo, Natalie Hayne

La vida de la infame Medusa como nunca te la habían contado«Ingeniosa, apasionante y despiadada.» Margaret Atwood«Hermoso y conmovedor.» Neil GaimanGran conocedora del mundo antiguo, Natalie Haynes l

Una novela magistral sobre la guerra de Troya contada desde una perspectiva femenina. «Ésta nunca ha sido la historia de una mujer, ni de dos: es la de todas». En plena noche, una mujer se despierta

Haynes is the modern embodiment of the best of Homer' Radio TimesNo Friend to This House is an extraordinary reimagining of the myth of Medea from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Stone Blind, Natalie Haynes.This is what no one tells you, in the songs sung about Jason and the Argo. This part of his quest has been forgotten, by everyone but me . . .Jason and his Argonauts set sail to find the Golden Fleece. The journey is filled with danger, for him and everyone he meets. But if he ever reaches the distant land he seeks, he faces almost certain death.Medea priestess, witch, and daughter of a brutal king has the power to save the life of a stranger. Will she betray her family and her home, and what will she demand in return?Medea and Jason seize their one chance of a life together, as the gods intend. But their love is steeped in vengeance from the beginning, and no one not even those closest to them will be safe.Based on the classic tragedy by Euripides, this is Medea as you've never seen her before . . .

When you open up, who will you let in? When Alex Morris loses her fiance in dreadful circumstances, she moves from London to Edinburgh to make a break with the past. Alex takes a job at a Pupil Referral Unit, which accepts the students excluded from other schools in the city. These are troubled, difficult kids and Alex is terrified of what she's taken on. There is one class - a group of five teenagers - who intimidate Alex and every other teacher on The Unit. But with the help of the Greek tragedies she teaches, Alex gradually develops a rapport with them. Finding them enthralled by tales of cruel fate and bloody revenge, Alex even begins to worry that they are taking her lessons to heart, and that a whole new tragedy is being performed, right in front of her. The Amber Fury is a beautifully constructed psychological page-turner. It is a dark mystery of a novel about loss, obsession, and the deep, abiding human need to connect.

*** From the bestselling author of Stone Blind and A Thousand Ships *** When you open up, who will you let in?Alex Morris has lost everything: her relationship, her career and her faith in the future. Moving to Edinburgh to escape her demons, Alex takes a job teaching at a Pupil Referral Unit. Its a place for kids whose behaviour is so extreme that they cannot be taught in a regular classroom. Alex is fragile with grief and way out of her depth. Her fourth-year students are troubled and violent. Desperate to reach them, Alex turns to the stories she knows best. Greek tragedy isnt the most obvious way to win over such damaged children, yet these tales of fate, family and vengeance speak directly to them.Enthralled by the bloodthirsty justice of the ancient world, the teenagers begin to weave the threads of their own tragedy - one that Alex watches, helpless to prevent.

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How modern are our lives? Or are we still living the lives our ancestors lived? It's time for us to re-examine the past. Our lives are infinitely richer if we take the time to look at what the Greeks and Romans have given us in politics and law, religion and philosophy and education, and to learn how people really lived in Athens, Rome, Sparta and Alexandria. This is a book with a serious point to make but the author isn't simply a classicist but a comedian and broadcaster who has made television and radio documentaries about humour, education and Dorothy Parker. This is a book for us all. Whether political, cultural or social, there are endless parallels between the ancient and modern worlds. Whether it's the murder of Caesar or the political assassination of Thatcher; the narrative arc of the hit HBO series "The Wire" or that of "Oedipus"; the popular enthusiasm for the Emperor Titus or President Obama - over and over again we can be seen to be living very much like people did 2,000 or more years ago.

*** Shortlisted for the Deanston Scottish Crime Book of the Year Award 2014 *** When you open up, who will you let in? Alex Morris has lost everything:her relationship, her career and her faith in the future. Moving to Edinburgh to escape her demons, Alex takes a job teaching at a Pupil Referral Unit. It's a place for kids whose behaviour is so extreme that they cannot be taught in a normal classroom. Alex is fragile with grief and way out of her depth. Her fourth-year students are troubled and violent. In desperation to reach them, Alex turns to the stories she knows best. Greek tragedy isn't the most obvious way to win over such damaged children, yet these tales of fate, family and vengeance speak directly to them. Enthralled by the bloodthirsty justice of the ancient world, the teenagers begin to weave the threads of their own tragedy - one that Alex watches, helpless to prevent.

«Una novela adictiva, oscura, llena de suspense y también de sensibilidad, que versa sobre la muerte, la obsesión y el destino».BookpageLa furia ámbar es la historia de una profesora inexperta que en

Natalie Haynes the Womens Prize-shortlisted author of A Thousand Ships brings the infamous Medusa to life as you have never seen her before . . .'So to mortal men, we are monsters. Because of our flight, our strength. They fear us, so they call us monsters.Medusa is the only mortal in a family of gods. Growing up with her sisters, she quickly realizes that she is the only one who gets older, experiences change, feels weakness. Her mortal lifespan gives her an urgency that her family will never know.When the sea god, Poseidon, commits an unforgivable act in her sacred temple the goddess, Athene, takes her revenge on an innocent - and Medusas life is changed forever. Appalled by her own reflection: snakes have replaced her hair and she realises that her gaze can now turn any living creature to stone. Medusa can no longer look upon anyone she loves without destroying them,, and so condemns herself to a life lived in shadow and solitude to limit her murderous rage.That is, until Perseus embarks upon a fateful quest to fetch the head of a Gorgon . . .

Haynes is the modern embodiment of the best of Homer Radio Times No Friend To This House is an extraordinary reimagining of the myth of Medea from The Sunday Times bestselling author of Stone Blind Natalie Haynes This is what no one tells you in the songs sung about Jason and the Argo This part of his quest has been forgotten by everyone but me Jason and his Argonauts set sail to find the Golden Fleece The journey is filled with danger for him and everyone he meets But if he ever reaches the distant land he seeks he faces almost certain death Medea priestess witch and daughter of a brutal king has the power to save the life of a stranger Will she betray her family and her home and what will she demand in return Medea and Jason seize their one chance of a life together as the gods intend But their love is steeped in vengeance from the beginning and no one not even those closest to them will be safe Praise for Natalie Haynes Witty gripping ruthless Margaret Atwood on Stone Blind Fiercely feminist A many layered delight The Guardian on A Thousand Ships Passionate and gripping Madeline Miller on The Children of Jocasta

De Helena de Troia a Pandora e das Amazonas a Medeia, esta é uma visão fascinante e reveladora de mulheres notáveis colocadas no centro das histórias clássicas da mitologia grega. Em O Jarro de Pando

"Natalie Haynes traz nesse romance contemporâneo uma nova versão do mito da Medusa, descontruindo a história com paixão e inteligência, por meio de uma nova versão literária deste clássico.Medusa é

Uma história de amor mergulhada em vingança. Uma releitura extraordinária do mito de Medeia.O que vou contar é o que ninguém vos conta, nas canções cantadas sobre Jasão e o Argo. Essa parte da sua bu

Esta é a história de como uma jovem se tornou um monstro. E de como nunca foi, realmente, um monstro.Autora finalista do Womens Prize, Natalie Haynes dá vida ao infame mito da Medusa com uma releitura feminista diferente de qualquer outra, num livro que aproxima os leitores do universo inesgotavel da mitologia grega, de um modo muito intuitivo e apelativo.Unica mortal numa familia de deuses, Medusa e a mais nova das tres Gorgonas. Ao contrario das suas irms, Medusa envelhece, passa por mudanças, possui fraquezas. A mortalidade traz-lhe um sentimento de urgencia e curiosidade que a sua familia nunca conhecera. Mas a sua vida, tranquila ate ai, e subitamente devastada por Posidon, que a viola no templo de Atena. E a deusa, por sua vez, furiosa com a violaço do seu espaço sagrado, decide vingar-se contra Medusa.Punida pela luxuria de Posidon, Medusa ve-se transformada para sempre: em vez de cabelo, serpentes, e o seu olhar torna todas as criaturas vivas em pedra. Amaldiçoada com o poder de destruir tudo o que ama com um mero olhar, nada lhe resta seno uma vida de solido. Isto, ate Perseu embarcar numa demanda em busca da cabeça de uma GorgonaAprofundando as origens de um conto mitico, Natalie Haynes revitaliza e reconstroi, com paixo e inteligencia, a vida de Medusa, uma das primeiras historias em que uma mulher e vitima da violencia as mos de um homem poderoso e, ainda assim, culpada, punida e tornada monstruosa, falando-nos ao coraço com vigor e sentido inabalavel de justiça.Os elogios da critica:Belo e comovente. Neil GaimanEspirituoso, apaixonante, implacavel. Margaret AtwoodCom a sua distintiva paixo, graça e destemido feminismo criou personagens que permanecero com o leitor muito apos o final da leitura. Madeline Miller, autora do bestseller O Canto de AquilesO Olhar da Medusa e, em simultaneo, satiricamente (pos)moderno e pleno de sabedoria ancestral. The ObserverNatalie Haynes domina a sua arte com mestria Consegue trazer a vida algumas das nossas historias mais ancestrais. The Daily TelegraphNatalie Haynes conjuga um vasto dominio dos mitos originais com um dom para uma escrita envolvente. The TimesNatalie Haynes tanto e espirituosa como uma guia erudita. Aplica o seu extenso conhecimento de forma leve e traz habilmente os classicos para o mundo moderno. Kate Atkinson, autora bestseller internacionalPat Barker, Margaret Atwood e Madeline Miller conseguiram encontrar a sua voz por entre a perspetiva tradicionalmente masculina que envolve estas historias; mas o genio de Natalie Haynes consiste em no se deixar ficar exclusivamente presa a experiencia feminina nos mitos gregos e a isso juntar alguma animaço, algum humor irrequieto A viagem e fascinante, divertida e comovente. Amor, aventura e humor O Olhar da Medusa tem de tudo um pouco. Metro

La vida de la infame Medusa como nunca te la habían contado«Ingeniosa, apasionante y despiadada.» Margaret Atwood«Hermoso y conmovedor.» Neil GaimanGran conocedora del mundo antiguo, Natalie Haynes l

Una novela magistral sobre la guerra de Troya contada desde una perspectiva femenina.«Ésta nunca ha sido la historia de una mujer, ni de dos: es la de todas».En plena noche, una mujer se despierta y

"Este romance recria a história da Guerra de Troia pela perspectiva de Helena e das mulheres da Ilíada de Homero. No meio da noite, Creusa acorda e encontra sua amada cidade tomada pelas chamas. O conflito aparentemente interminavel entre os gregos e os troianos termina depois de dez anos. Troia tinha sido derrotada. Em Mil Navios para Troia, por meio de uma narrativa poderosa, contada com base em uma perspectiva exclusivamente feminina, Natalie Haynes coloca as mulheres, garotas e deusas no centro da historia de um dos maiores epicos da literatura ocidental. Finalista do Womans Prize for Fiction, esta recontagem feminista da Guerra de Troia, da voz as mulheres que os mitos esqueceram."

Una mirada inteligente y bien elaborada sobre algunas de las más conocidas diosas griegas. Un análisis sobre su influencia en la cultura, el arte, la música y el cine de la actualidad. Natalie Haynes regresa a la no ficcion en este libro, que toca la historia de varias diosas griegas populares, explorando sus origenes y contrastandolos con otros mitos que se conocen de ellas. Si bien sigue el formato de La jarra de pandora, en esta ocasion se enfoca mucho mas en intentar que el lector empatice con las diosas y pueda sentirse identificado con ellas. Por ejemplo, la autora logra mostrarnos otro enfoque sobre Hera y Demeter, a pesar de que la cultura popular a veces nos las muestra de manera negativa, o destacar la importancia de Hestia.