Items related to The Passion
Passion consumes Henri, a chef with Napoleon's army, and Villanelle, who has lost her heart to a married noblewoman, until the two meet at the gates of Moscow and form a bond based on bitter loss
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Review:
In 1985 Jeanette Winterson won the Whitbread Award for best first fiction for the semi-autobiographical Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, an often wry exploration of lesbian possibility bumping up against evangelical fanaticism. She was 25. Two years later, The Passion, her third novel, appeared, the fantastical tale of Henri--Napoleon's cook--and Villanelle, a Venetian gondolier's daughter who has webbed feet (previously an all-male attribute), works as a croupier, picks pockets, cross-dresses, and literally loses her heart to a beautiful woman. Written in a lyrical and jolting combination of fairy tale diction and rhythm and the staccato, the book would be a risky proposition in lesser hands. Winterson has said that she wanted to look at people's need to worship and examine what happens to young men in militaristic societies. The question was, how to do so without being polemical and didactic? Only she could have come up with such an exquisite answer. In the end, Henri, incarcerated on an island of madmen, becomes aware that his passion, "even though she could never return it, showed me the difference between inventing a lover and falling in love. The one is about you, the other about someone else."
From the Back Cover:
"An explosively imaginative writer." — The London Free Press
"A historical novel quite different from any other...written with a living passion, an eyewitness immediacy.... Winterson is a master of her material, a writer in whom great talent deeply abides." — Vanity Fair
"Recalls Garcia Marquez.... Magical touches dance like highlights over the brilliance of this fairy tale about passion, gambling, madness, and androgynous ecstasy." — Edmund White
"The overwhelming impression of her work is one of remarkable self-confidence, and she evidently thrives on risk.... As good as Poe: it dares you to laugh and stares you down."— The New York Review of Books
"A historical novel quite different from any other...written with a living passion, an eyewitness immediacy.... Winterson is a master of her material, a writer in whom great talent deeply abides." — Vanity Fair
"Recalls Garcia Marquez.... Magical touches dance like highlights over the brilliance of this fairy tale about passion, gambling, madness, and androgynous ecstasy." — Edmund White
"The overwhelming impression of her work is one of remarkable self-confidence, and she evidently thrives on risk.... As good as Poe: it dares you to laugh and stares you down."— The New York Review of Books
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherAtlantic Monthly Press
- Publication date1988
- ISBN 10 0871131838
- ISBN 13 9780871131836
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages160
- Rating
Buy New
Learn more about this copy
US$ 47.10
Shipping:
US$ 4.25
Within U.S.A.
Other Popular Editions of the Same Title
Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace
Stock Image
The Passion
Published by
Atlantic Monthly Pr
(1988)
ISBN 10: 0871131838
ISBN 13: 9780871131836
Used
Hardcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: Good. Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. Seller Inventory # 00069228292
Buy Used
US$ 10.55
Convert currency
Stock Image
The Passion
Published by
Atlantic Monthly Press
(1988)
ISBN 10: 0871131838
ISBN 13: 9780871131836
Used
Hardcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.75. Seller Inventory # G0871131838I4N00
Buy Used
US$ 10.59
Convert currency
Stock Image
The Passion
Published by
Atlantic Monthly Press
(1988)
ISBN 10: 0871131838
ISBN 13: 9780871131836
Used
Hardcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.75. Seller Inventory # G0871131838I3N10
Buy Used
US$ 10.59
Convert currency
Stock Image
The Passion
Published by
Atlantic Monthly Press
(1988)
ISBN 10: 0871131838
ISBN 13: 9780871131836
Used
Hardcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.75. Seller Inventory # G0871131838I5N10
Buy Used
US$ 10.59
Convert currency
Stock Image
The Passion
Published by
Atlantic Monthly Press
(1988)
ISBN 10: 0871131838
ISBN 13: 9780871131836
Used
Hardcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.75. Seller Inventory # G0871131838I3N00
Buy Used
US$ 10.59
Convert currency
Stock Image
The Passion
Published by
Atlantic Monthly Press
(1988)
ISBN 10: 0871131838
ISBN 13: 9780871131836
Used
Hardcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.75. Seller Inventory # G0871131838I5N00
Buy Used
US$ 10.59
Convert currency
Stock Image
The Passion
Published by
Atlantic Monthly Pr
(1988)
ISBN 10: 0871131838
ISBN 13: 9780871131836
Used
Hardcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description hardcover. Condition: Book in good condition. Clean pages with no markings. Minor wear on edges and corners.Ask for Photos!Ships same day in most cases!. Seller Inventory # 12-17-23-121
Buy Used
US$ 6.99
Convert currency
Stock Image
The Passion
Published by
Brand: Atlantic Monthly Pr
(1988)
ISBN 10: 0871131838
ISBN 13: 9780871131836
Used
Hardcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Good. Passion consumes Henri, a chef with Napoleon's army, and Villanelle, who has lost her heart to a married noblewoman, until the two meet at the gates of Moscow and form a bond based on bitter loss. Seller Inventory # SONG0871131838
Buy Used
US$ 15.44
Convert currency
Stock Image
The Passion
Published by
Atlantic Monthly Press
(1988)
ISBN 10: 0871131838
ISBN 13: 9780871131836
Used
Hardcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: Good. SHIPS FROM USA. Used books have different signs of use and do not include supplemental materials such as CDs, Dvds, Access Codes, charts or any other extra material. All used books might have various degrees of writing, highliting and wear and tear and possibly be an ex-library with the usual stickers and stamps. Dust Jackets are not guaranteed and when still present, they will have various degrees of tear and damage. All images are Stock Photos, not of the actual item. book. Seller Inventory # 0871131838-R
Buy Used
US$ 17.51
Convert currency
Stock Image
The Passion
Published by
Atlantic Monthly Press
(1988)
ISBN 10: 0871131838
ISBN 13: 9780871131836
Used
Hardcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: very good. Gently used book with ongoing seller support until you're fully satisfied with your purchase. Seller Inventory # oldport0871131838
Buy Used
US$ 19.42
Convert currency