{"product_id":"the-djinn-in-the-nightingales-eye-five-fairy-stories-paperback","title":"The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye: Five Fairy Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eA. S. Byatt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA stunning collection of fairy tales for grown-ups f\u003c\/b\u003erom the Booker Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003ePossession, \u003c\/i\u003ea \"storyteller who could keep a sultan on the edge of his throne for a thousand and one nights\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIncludes the story \"The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye\"--the basis for the George Miller film \u003ci\u003eThree Thousand Years of Longing\u003c\/i\u003e starring Idris Elba and Tilda Swinton\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA.S. Byatt portrays the strange relationship between an intelligent heroine--a world-renowned scholar of the art of storytelling--and the marvelous being that lives in a bottle, found in a dusty shop in an Istanbul bazaar. As Byatt renders the relationship between the woman and the being with a powerful combination of erudition and passion, she makes the interaction of the natural and the supernatural seem not only convincing, but inevitable. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe companion stories in this collection each display different facets of Byatt's remarkable gift for enchantment. They range from fables of sexual obsession to allegories of political tragedy; they draw us into narratives that are as mesmerizing as dreams and as bracing as philosophical meditations; and they all inhabit an imaginative universe astonishing in the precision of its detail, its intellectual consistency, and its splendor.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe magnificent title story of this collection of fairy tales for adults describes the strange and uncanny relationship between its extravagantly intelligent heroine--a world renowned scholar of the art of story-telling--and the marvelous being that lives in a mysterious bottle, found in a dusty shop in an Istanbul bazaar. As A.S. Byatt renders this relationship with a powerful combination of erudition and passion, she makes the interaction of the natural and the supernatural seem not only convincing, but inevitable. \u003cbr\u003eThe companion stories in this collection each display different facets of Byatt's remarkable gift for enchantment. They range from fables of sexual obsession to allegories of political tragedy; they draw us into narratives that are as mesmerizing as dreams and as bracing as philosophical meditations; and they all us to inhabit an imaginative universe astonishing in the precision of its detail, its intellectual consistency, and its splendor. \u003cbr\u003e\"A dreamy treat.... It is not merely strange, it is wondrous.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\"Boston Globe \u003cbr\u003e\"Alternatingly erudite and earthy, direct and playful.... If Scheherazade ever needs a break, Byatt can step in, indefinitely.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\"Chicago Tribune \u003cbr\u003e\"Byatt's writing is crystalline and splendidly imaginative.... These [are] perfectly formed tales.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\"Washington Post Book World\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA.S. BYATT is the author of the novels \u003ci\u003ePossession\u003c\/i\u003e (winner of the Booker Prize in 1990), \u003ci\u003eThe Game, \u003c\/i\u003eand the sequence \u003ci\u003eThe Virgin in the Garden, Still Life, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBabel Tower. \u003c\/i\u003eShe has also written two novellas, published together as \u003ci\u003eAngels and Insects, \u003c\/i\u003e and four collections of shorter works, including \u003ci\u003eThe Matisse Stories\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye.\u003c\/i\u003e Educated at Cambridge, she was a senior lecturer in English at University College, London, before becoming a full-time writer in 1983. A distinguished critic as well as a novelist, she lives in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.79 x 8.01 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 27, 1998\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761568383264,"sku":"9780679762225","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/1f0715a879cbaa7fe63e071e3502d410.webp?v=1780210675","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-djinn-in-the-nightingales-eye-five-fairy-stories-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}