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Persephone (Aventura)

Internationally acclaimed as the pre-eminent Mexican poet of his generation, Homero Aridjis here gives us his stunning American literary debut: PERSEPHONE. Extraordinary for its searing lyricism, this poetic erotic novel, or novelistic erotic poem, poignantly retells the myth of Persephone for our times, even as it richly depicts and ruthlessly dissects the vicissitudes of sexual passion. Virgin and whore, she was goddess of fertility and queen of the underworld. While she was still a maiden, Pluto seized her and held her captive in his underworld. She was released only on condition that she return to Hades for six months every year. When Persephone returns to earth, life blossoms. When she leaves, winter sets, everything dies. Now, in a brilliant feat of literary imagination, Homero Aridjis has transposed the myth of Persephone to the infernal underside of Mexico today, a sexual poetry astonishing for its precision and incandescence. . Originally published in Spanish in 1967 as Persefone by Editorial Joaquin Moritz, S.A., Tabasco, Mexico.

  • Format
  • paperback
  • Pages
  • 200
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9780394741758
  • Genres
  • poetry, erotica, mythology, fiction
  • Release date
  • 1986