The Passion by Jeanette Winterson
Winner of the John Llewelyn Rhys Memorial Prize , this psychological fantasty is about two disillusioned young people who seek to revive their former passions. The book is concerned with gambling, madness and androgynous sexuality amidst the dark, deceptive canals of Venice. Jeanette Winterson's first novel, "Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit" won the 1985 Whitbread Award for the Best First Novel.
Jeanette Winterson OBE has written ten novels, children s books, non-fiction works, and screenplays, and writes regularly for the Guardian. She was adopted by Pentecostal parents and raised in Manchester to be a missionary, which she wrote about in her first novel, Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit, and twenty-seven years later in her bestselling memoir, Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? The Winter s Tale tells the story of Perdita, the abandoned child. All of us have talismanic texts that we have carried around and that carry us around. I have worked with The Winter s Tale in many disguises for many years, Jeanette says of the play. The result is The Gap of Time, her cover version.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780140108316 |
| ISBN 10 | 0140108319 |
| Title | The Passion |
| Author | Jeanette Winterson |
| Series | Penguin Fiction |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 1988-05-26 |
| Number of pages | 176 |
| Prizes | Winner of Mail on Sunday / John Llewellyn Rhys Prize 1987, Winner of Mail on Sunday/John Llewellyn Rhys Prize 1987 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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