Read Around The World Challenge Mythology Books

Fifteen Dogs by André Alexis EN

Rating: 3 1 Vote

Description:

Winner of the 2015 Scotiabank Giller Prize Finalist for the 2015 Toronto Book Awards Winner of the 2015 Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize "[Alexis] devises an inventive romp through the nature of humanity in this beautiful, entertaining read … A clever exploration of our essence, communication, and how our societies are organized." – Kirkus Reviews "This might be the best set-up of the spring." – The Globe & Mail "André Alexis has established himself as one of our preeminent voices." – Toronto Star — I wonder, said Hermes, what it would be like if animals had human intelligence. — I'll wager... continue

Genre fiction Fantasy Mythology Philosophical

Tags: Set in CANADA Male author

Recommended: 17 Apr 2023

Infinity in the Palm of Her Hand : A Novel of Adam and Eve by Gioconda Belli EN

Rating: 3.5 4 Votes

Country: North America /

Nicaragua

Description:

In a novel based on the Bible and ancient traditions, Adam and Eve discover the world around them, react to their punishment, and learn to adjust to the outside world, where it is necessary to kill to survive.

Genre fiction Historical fiction Mythology Religious

Tags: Set in NICARAGUA Female author

Recommended: 25 Apr 2023

Omeros by Derek Walcott EN

Rating: 4 6 Votes

Country: North America /

St. Lucia

Description:

A poem of circular narrative design, titled with the Greek name for Homer, which simultaneously charts two currents of history: the visible history charted in events -- the tribal losses of the American Indian, the tragedy of African enslavement -- and the interior, unwritten epic fashioned from the suffering of the individual in exile.

Genre fiction Mythology Poetry

Tags: Set in ST. LUCIA Male author

Recommended: 08 May 2023