An edition of The passion (1987)

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An edition of The passion (1987)

The passion

  • 4.2 (5 ratings) ·
  • 36 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.

Publish Date
Publisher
Grove Press
Language
English
Pages
160

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Previews available in: Turkish Dutch English

Edition Availability
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
May 26, 1988, Penguin Books Ltd
Paperback - New Ed edition
Cover of: The passion
The passion
1988, Atlantic Monthly Press, Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated
in English - 1st ed.
Cover of: The passion
The passion
1987, Grove Press
in English

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Book Details


Edition Notes

"First published in Great Britain in 1987 by Bloomsbury Publishing Ltd."--T.p. verso.

Published in
New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
823/.914
Library of Congress
PR6073.I558 P36 1989, PR6073.I558P36 1988, PR6073.I558 P36 1997x

The Physical Object

Pagination
160 p. ;
Number of pages
160

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL22633588M
Internet Archive
passion00wint_0
ISBN 10
0802135226
OCLC/WorldCat
37662543
Library Thing
5169
Goodreads
15047

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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