Pat Barker
Author
Publisher
Siruela
Pub. Date
2023
Language
Español
Description
LA GUERRA DE TROYA FUE SIEMPRE LA GUERRA DE LAS MUJERES.
Helena y su inigualable belleza, que resultó ser solo un hueso que los perros rabiosos se disputan; Casandra, cuyas profecías nadie atiende a menos que un varón las enuncie; la obcecada Amina, con la mirada fija en las ruinas, decidida a vengar la muerte de su rey; Hécuba aullando de dolor en la silenciosa orilla, como si sus gritos pudieran alcanzar los pasillos del Hades...
Helena y su inigualable belleza, que resultó ser solo un hueso que los perros rabiosos se disputan; Casandra, cuyas profecías nadie atiende a menos que un varón las enuncie; la obcecada Amina, con la mirada fija en las ruinas, decidida a vengar la muerte de su rey; Hécuba aullando de dolor en la silenciosa orilla, como si sus gritos pudieran alcanzar los pasillos del Hades...
Author
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
[1996]
Language
English
Description
A World War I novel on civilized and uncivilized warfare. The protagonist is a British psychologist, treating soldiers for shell shock. Before the war he lived in a British colony in the Far East, studying headhunters until the practice was banned by the British as uncivilized. Now, as he witnesses the carnage of civilized artillery and machine guns he asks himself why is this not banned? By the author of The Eye in the Door.
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Troy has fallen and the victorious Greeks are eager to return home with the spoils of an endless war--including the women of Troy themselves. They await a fair wind for the Aegean; it does not come, because the gods are offended. The body of King Priam lies unburied and desecrated, and so the victors remain in suspension, camped in the shadows of the city they destroyed as the coalition that held them together begins to unravel. Old feuds resurface...
4) Toby's room
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
A portrait of an upper-class family torn by World War I centers on an anguished sister whose beloved brother goes missing in action, in an epic tale that explores the experiences of the family members and the working-class people who support them.