The king in the tree

three novellas

1st ed.

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Author

Steven Millhauser

Publication

2003 - Alfred A. Knopf, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

60,250 words, Guess

Page Count

241 pages

Identifiers

Open LibraryOL3570033M
ISBN-100375415408
OCLC Control Number49952175
OCLC Control Numberkingintreethreen0000mill
Library of Congress Control Number2002072956

and 2 more

LibraryThing121107
Goodreads22001

Classifications

DDC813/.54
LCCPS3563.I422 K46 2003

Description

""Revenge" is a tour de force about erotic love and betrayal, told through the voice of a woman showing her home to a stranger with a disturbing secret. As the once-happy wife moves from living room to bedroom, she insinuates herself into her guest's (and the reader's) mind - and we witness the gradual unfolding of a carefully meditated scheme of revenge.". ""An Adventure of Don Juan" and the title novella transform classic fables into immediate, wholly original tales of romance. The first puts the famous lover on a country estate in England, where he attempts to perpetrate a brilliant seduction only to discover something surprising about the human heart. In the mesmerizing "The King in the Tree," Millhauser explores devotion and denial, casting the tragedy of Tristan and Ysolt as an engrossing tale of a king's infatuation with his beautiful wife - and the agony of her betrayal with his own nephew."--BOOK JACKET.