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27 de sept. de 2018 · In “The Silence of the Girls,” Pat Barker channels the voices of the women in the “Iliad,” treated as sexual treasure to be raped by conquering warriors.
The Silence of the Girls. Hardcover – 4 September 2018. by Pat Barker (Author) 4.3 13,025 ratings. See all formats and editions. EMI starts at ₹203. No Cost EMI available EMI options. No Cost EMI: Avail No Cost EMI on select cards for orders above ₹3000 Details. Free Delivery.
The Silence of the Girls Summary. Next. Chapter 1. Briseis, the young Trojan queen of Lyrnessus, hears the battle cry of Greek warrior Achilles outside the city walls. She and the other women hide in the citadel while the men go out to fight. From the citadel roof, Briseis sees Achilles kill her husband, King Mynes, and her youngest brother.
7 de feb. de 2021 · It is itself a thought-provoking riposte to the male-dominated narratives of the Trojan War and, perhaps, the Greek mythology at large. Pat Barker’s The Silence of the Girls is a powerful reminder of the need to reflect on whose voices are hushed when there is a crowd shouting. Written by Kvitka Perehinets.
27 de ago. de 2019 · Down all the narrow lanes of the city, small groups of women carrying babies or holding children by the hand were converging on the main square. Fierce sunlight, a scouring wind and the citadel’s black shadow reaching out to take us in. Blinded for a moment, I stumbled, moving from bright light into the dark.
The Silence of the Girls: A Novel. Hardcover – Sept. 4 2018. Here is the story of the Iliad as we’ve never heard it before: in the words of Briseis, Trojan queen and captive of Achilles. Given only a few words in Homer’s epic and largely erased by history, she is nonetheless a pivotal figure in the Trojan War.
30 de ago. de 2018 · A GUARDIAN BEST BOOK OF THE 21ST CENTURY'Chilling, powerful, audacious' The Times'Magnificent. You are in the hands of a writer at the height of her powers' Evening StandardThere was a woman at the heart of the Trojan War whose voice has been silent - until now. Discover the greatest Greek myth of all - retold by the witness that history forgot . . .
