An Arrow's Flight: A Novel
The award-winning An Arrow's Flight tells the story of the Trojan War and Pyrrhus, the son of the fallen Achilles, now working as a go-go boy and hustler in the big city. Magically blending ancient headlines and modern myth, Merlis creates a fabulous new world where legendary heroes declare their...
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The award-winning An Arrow's Flight tells the story of the Trojan War and Pyrrhus, the son of the fallen Achilles, now working as a go-go boy and hustler in the big city. Magically blending ancient headlines and modern myth, Merlis creates a fabulous new world where legendary heroes declare their endowments in personal ads and any panhandler may be a divinity in disguise. Comical, moving, startling in its audacity and range, An Arrow's Flight is a profound meditation on gay identity, straight power, and human liberation.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780312242886 (0312242883)
ASIN: 0312242883
Publish date: 1999-09-24
Publisher: Stonewall Inn Editions
Pages no: 384
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Cultural,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
War,
Greece,
Glbt,
M M Romance,
Gay,
Mythology,
Fiction,
Historical
"Modern myth." Ah. I see. Popular mythology. The blurb turns me off it a little, but I might take a look.
I thought the concept was great, and I thought it made some valid and relevant points, even more than a decade after it was written. But it was dull and a letdown.AFTERTHOUGHT (3/31/11):I've been giving this book more thought. I'm not sure I'm ready to change my initial rating. Critically speakin...
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