METAMORPHICA

A brilliant and daring novel that reimagines Ovid’s Metamorphoses

In the tradition of his bestselling debut novel The Lost Books of the Odyssey, Zachary Mason’s Metamorphica transforms Ovid’s epic poem of endless transformation. It reimagines the stories of Narcissus, Pygmalion and Galatea, Midas and Atalanta, and strings them together like the stars in constellations—even Ovid becomes a story. It’s as though the ancient mythologies had been rewritten by Borges or Calvino; Metamorphica is an archipelago in which to linger for a while; it reflects a little light from the morning of the world.

Un roman stralucit si indraznet care reimagineaza Metamorfozele lui Ovidiu In traditia romanului sau de debut cel mai bine vandut Cartile pierdute ale Odiseei, Metamorphica a lui Zachary Mason transforma poemul epic al lui Ovidiu al transformarii nesfarsite. Reimagineaza povestile lui Narcis, Pigmalion si Galatea, Midas si Atalanta si le leaga ca stelele din constelatii - chiar si Ovidiu devine o poveste.