Four classical Greek myths retold with unexpected twists by an East
German dissident. Franz Fuhmann's subversive retellings of four
Greek legends were first published in East Germany in 1980. In
them, Fuhmann plumbs the ancient tales' depths and makes them his
own. Attuned to conflict and paradox, he sheds light on the
complexities of sex and love, art and beauty, politics and power.
In the title story, the love of the goddess Eos for the mortal
Tithonos reveals the blessing and curse of transience, while "Hera
and Zeus" probes the divine couple's tumultuous relationship and
its devastating consequences for a world embroiled in war.
Fuhmann's unflinching account of Marsyas' flaying by Apollo has
been widely read as a dissident political statement that has lost
none of its incisive force. At times charged with sensuality, and
at others honed to a keen analytical edge, Fuhmann's shimmering
prose is matched by Sunandini Banerjee's exquisite collages.
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