Girl Meets Boy: The Myth of Iphis (Myths, The) [Paperback]

Ali Smith (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 6, 2009 | Series: Myths, The

From the astonishingly talented writer of The Accidental and Hotel World comes Ali Smith’s brilliant retelling of Ovid’s gender-bending myth of Iphis and Ianthe, as seen through the eyes of two Scottish sisters. Girl Meets Boy is about girls and boys, girls and girls, love and transformation, and the absurdity of consumerism, as well as a story of reversals and revelations that is as sharply witty as it is lyrical. Funny, fresh, poetic, and political, Girl Meets Boy is a myth of metamorphosis for a world made in Madison Avenue’s image, and the funniest addition to the Myths series from Canongate since Margaret Atwood’s The Penelopiad.

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"* "A joy to read" - Metro * 'An ecstatic, exhilarating helter-skelter ride of a story' - Financial Times * 'Clever, complex and thrilling' - TLS * 'By the time I finished the book, my heart was beating and tears stood in my eyes, even as I had the biggest smile written all over my face.' - Kirsty Gunn, Observer" --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

Ali Smith was born in Inverness in 1962 and lives in Cambridge. She is the author of Free Love, Like, Other Stories and Other Stories, Hotel World, The Whole Story and Other Stories and The Accidental. Her books have been shortlisted for and won several awards. Check out www.themyths.co.uk. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Canongate U.S. (January 6, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1847671861
• ISBN-13: 978-1847671868
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #369,849 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #53 in Books > Literature & Fiction > World Literature > Scottish

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5.0 out of 5 stars love,love,love, May 24, 2010

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This review is from: Girl Meets Boy (Canongate Myths) (Paperback)

Amazing book and fantastic writing by Smith. Her novels is well written and truly lovely and captivating to read. The whole series of books are an amazing undertaking. I enjoyed and recommend this book to people who appreciate good writing and plot