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Dinner with Persephone : travels in Greece / Patricia Storace.

By:

Storace, Patricia

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Vintage departuresPublication details: New York : Vintage books, 1996.Description: 398 p. ; 20 cmContent type:

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ISBN:

0679744789
0679421343
9780679744788

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DDC classification:

914.95

Summary: "'I lived in Athens, at the intersection of a prostitute and a saint.' So begins Patricia Storace's astonishing memoir of her year in Greece. Mixing affection with detachment, rapture with clarity, this American poet perfectly evokes a country delicately balanced between East and West. Whether she is interpreting Hellenic dream books, pop songs, and soap operas, describing breathtakingly beautiful beaches and archaic villages, or braving the cursh at a saint's tomb, Storace, winner of the Whiting Award, rewards the reader with infromed and sensual insights into Greece's soul. She sees how the country's pride in its past coexists with profound doubts about its place in the modern world. She discovers a world in which past and present engage in a passionate dialogue. Stylish, funny, and erudite, Dinner with Persephone is travel writing elevated to a fine art."

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Book - 7-day loan	CYA Library Main Collection	914.95 STO (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		00000007816

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"'I lived in Athens, at the intersection of a prostitute and a saint.' So begins Patricia Storace's astonishing memoir of her year in Greece. Mixing affection with detachment, rapture with clarity, this American poet perfectly evokes a country delicately balanced between East and West.
Whether she is interpreting Hellenic dream books, pop songs, and soap operas, describing breathtakingly beautiful beaches and archaic villages, or braving the cursh at a saint's tomb, Storace, winner of the Whiting Award, rewards the reader with infromed and sensual insights into Greece's soul. She sees how the country's pride in its past coexists with profound doubts about its place in the modern world. She discovers a world in which past and present engage in a passionate dialogue. Stylish, funny, and erudite, Dinner with Persephone is travel writing elevated to a fine art."