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Galateia: A Story Book Description: Galateia: A Story Book Description I, a mythological story from Madeline Miller, the author of the Song of Circe and Achilles... I used to be a stone. I was beautiful, but what good is a beauty that has been taken away from its happiness and escape? My only desire was to go out for a while and walk under the sun… with my daughter. “You are needy,” my creator would say to me, “and you have no shame, you don't even blush… Galateia, who came to life in the hands of her sculptor and later her husband, Pygmalion, has almost gotten used to her captivity. But when he realizes that his daughter Paphos is being dragged to the same fate, he decides to pursue another possibility in order to achieve his freedom as soon as possible. The legend of Galateia, a fundamental narrative about the re-creation of women that has inspired many works from literature to cinema, comes to life again, this time in the hands of a woman. “It is wonderful to see Madeline Miller return to mythological narratives, even if only for a short story.” —Library JournalWith illustrations by Ambra Garlaschelli. (From the Promotional Bulletin)
This work, published by Ithaki Publications and written by Madeline Miller, is now on Books in the World.