{"product_id":"xo-orpheus-fifty-new-myths","title":"xo Orpheus: Fifty New Myths","description":"Fifty leading writers retell myths from around the world in this dazzling follow-up to the bestselling My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me.\n\nIcarus flies once more. Aztec jaguar gods again stalk the earth. An American soldier designs a new kind of Trojan horse—his cremains in a bullet. Here, in beguiling guise, are your favorite mythological figures alongside characters from Indian, Punjabi, Inuit, and other traditions.\n\nAimee Bender retells the myth of the Titans.\n\nElizabeth McCracken retells the myth of Lamia, the child-eating mistress of Zeus.\n\nMadeline Miller retells the myth of Galatea.\n\nKevin Wilson retells the myth of Phaeton, from Ovid’s Metamorphoses.\n\nEmma Straub and Peter Straub retell the myth of Persephone.\n\nHeidi Julavits retells the myth of Orpheus and Euridice.\n\nRon Currie, Jr. retells the myth of Dedalus.\n\nMaile Meloy retells the myth of Demeter.\n\nZachary Mason retells the myth of Narcissus.\n\nJoy Williams retells the myth of Argos, Odysseus’ dog.\n\nIf “xo” signals a goodbye, then xo Orpheus is a goodbye to an old way of mythmaking. Featuring talkative goats, a cat lady, a bird woman, a beer-drinking ogre, a squid who falls in love with the sun, and a girl who gives birth to cubs, here are extravagantly imagined, bracingly contemporary stories, heralding a new beginning for one of the world’s oldest literary traditions.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0143122428\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0143122428.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This copy has clearly been enjoyed—expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41868355928122,"sku":"DBV.0143122428.A","price":8.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0143122428-0.jpg?v=1793336091","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/xo-orpheus-fifty-new-myths","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}