An edition of The passion (1987)

The passion

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An edition of The passion (1987)

The passion

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  • ★★★★ 4.2 (5 ratings) ·
  • 37 Want to read
  • 6 Have read

Jeanette Winterson’s novels have established her as one of the most important young writers in world literature. The Passion is perhaps her most highly acclaimed work, a modern classic that confirms her special claim on the novel. Set during the tumultuous years of the Napoleonic Wars, The Passion intertwines the destinies of two remarkable people: Henri, a simple French soldier, who follows Napoleon from glory to Russian ruin; and Villanelle, the red-haired, web-footed daughter of a Venetian boatman, whose husband has gambled away her heart. In Venice’s compound of carnival, chance, and darkness, the pair meet their singular destiny.

In her unique and mesmerizing voice, Winterson blends reality with fantasy, dream, and imagination to weave a hypnotic tale with stunning effects.

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Publisher
Bloomsbury
Language
English
Pages
160

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Previews available in: Turkish Dutch English

Subjects

Napoleonic wars, 1800-1815, fiction, Man-woman relationships, fiction, Fiction, romance, historical, general, Italy, fiction, France, fiction, Fiction, French, Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815, Social life and customs, Soldiers, Wives, Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 -- Fiction., French -- Russia -- Fiction., Soldiers -- Fiction., Venice (Italy) -- Fiction., Russia -- Fiction., Fiction, romance, historical, Europe, history, English literature, Man-woman relationships, French fiction

Places

France, Italy, Russia, Venice, Venice (Italy)

Times

19th century, Napoleonic War

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Cover of: Tutku
Tutku
Nov 06, 2016, Sel Yayincilik
paperback in Turkish
Cover of: De passie
De passie
2011, Pandora
in Dutch - 23e dr.
Cover of: The passion
The passion
2004, Vintage
in English
Cover of: The passion
The passion
1989, Vintage Books
in English - 1st Vintage international ed.
Cover of: The passion
The passion
1988, Atlantic Monthly Press, Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated
in English - 1st ed.
Cover of: The Passion
The Passion
May 26, 1988, Penguin Books Ltd
Paperback - New Ed edition
Cover of: The passion
The passion
1987, Grove Press
in English
Cover of: The passion
The passion
1987, Bloomsbury
in English

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Edition Notes

Published in
London

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
823/.914
Library of Congress
PR6073.I55/, PR6073.I567 P37 1987

The Physical Object

Pagination
160 p.
Number of pages
160

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL17573787M
ISBN 10
0747500347
Library Thing
5169
Goodreads
1152792

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL1918808W

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First Sentence

"It was Napoleon who had such a passion for chicken that he kept his chefs working around the clock."

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