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Eye
By Marianne Micros
Finalist for the 2019 Governor General's Literary Award
Myth, folklore, and magic permeate the stories in Marianne Micros' collection Eye. Set in ancient and modern Greece, and in contemporary Europe and North America, these tales tell of evil-eye curses, women healers, ghosts, ... Read more
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Finalist for the 2019 Governor General's Literary Award
Myth, folklore, and magic permeate the stories in Marianne Micros' collection Eye. Set in ancient and modern Greece, and in contemporary Europe and North America, these tales tell of evil-eye curses, women healers, ghosts, a changeling, and people struggling to retain or gain power in a world of changing beliefs. Here you will find stories of a nymph transformed into a heifer, a young soldier who returns home to discover that his brother is a changeling, an ancient temple uncovered during the construction of a church, a betrayed woman lost in a labyrinth, a wise woman confronting changes to her position when modern technology comes to her village. Some stories show that people still seek refuge in myth and folk beliefs; the ways of the past are not gone. The paving of a village does not destroy the power of the evil eye or the ability to repel it. A temple in honour of the old gods comes again to the surface. An unfinished musical composition for piano magically completes itself whenever it is played.
Awards
- Danuta Gleed Literary Award (Short-listed) 2019, Short-listed
- Governor General's Award for Fiction (Short-listed) 2019, Short-listed
Reviews
Eye by Marianne Micros is a satisfying and thought-provoking experience. You get a sense of the melding of different cultures and different eras in a new form.
— Andrew Blackman
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- Dimensions 140 pages, 5 x 8 x 0.3 in
- Published September 1, 2018
- Publisher Guernica Editions
- Category Fiction
- Keywords Literary , Short Stories (single Author) , Fairy Tales , Folk Tales , Legends & Mythology
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