{"product_id":"books-medea-by-christa-wolf","title":"Medea","description":"Medea is among the most notorious women in the canon of Greek tragedy: a woman scorned who sacrifices her own children to her jealous rage. In her gripping new novel, Christa Wolf expands this myth, revealing a fiercely independent woman ensnared in a brutal political battle. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMedea, driven by her conscience to leave her corrupt homeland, arrives in Corinth with her husband, the hero Jason. He is welcomed, but she is branded the outsider--and then she discovers the appalling secret behind the king's claim to power. Unwilling to ignore the horrifying truth about the state, she becomes a threat to the king and his ruthless advisors. Then abandoned by Jason and made a public scapegoat, she is reviled as a witch and a murderess. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLong a sharp-eyed political observer, Christa Wolf transforms this ancient tale into a startlingly relevant commentary on our times. Possessed of the enduring truths so treasured in the classics, and yet with a thoroughly contemporary spin, her \u003ci\u003eMedea\u003c\/i\u003e is a stunningly perceptive and probingly honest work of fiction.","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53480394227985,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780385518574.jpg?v=1777546945","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-medea-by-christa-wolf","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}