The No1 Ethical retailer for Books, CD’s, DVD’s & Games
30 Day Refund Guarantee

Midsummer Nights

Midsummer Nights

by JeanetteWinterson (Author)

  • Used

    Paperback 2010

    $3.45

  • Used

    Hardcover 2009

    $3.45

  • New

    Paperback 2010

    $11.43
Synopsis

In celebration of the Glyndebourne Festival, Jeanette Winterson has brought together some of the best loved and most critically acclaimed authors writing today to pen stories inspired by opera. Includes an introduction by Jeanette Winterson, Alexander McCall Smith on Cosi Fan Tutte, Ali Smith on Fidelio, Andrew Motion on Peter Grimes, Andrew O'Hagan on Eugene Onegin, Anne Enright on La Boheme, Antonia Fraser on The Marriage of Figaro, Colm Toibin on Pearl Fishers, Jackie Kay on The Makropulos Affair, Joanna Trollope on L'Elisir d'Amore, Julie Myerson on Ariadne auf Naxos, Jeanette Winterson on La Fanciulla del West, Kate Atkinson on La Traviata, Kate Mosse on Pelleas et Melisande, Lynne Truss on The Turn of the Screw, Marina Warner on Dido and Aeneas, Paul Bailey on The Makropulos Affair, Posy Simmonds, 'Midsummer Night at Glyndebourne', Ruth Rendell on Theodora, Sebastian Barry on Natoma, Toby Litt on Don Giovanni.

$3.45

Save:$8.52 (71%)

Quantity

2 in stock

More Information

Format: Paperback
 Pages: 326
 Publisher: Quercus Publishing Plc
Published: 01 Apr 2010
ISBN 10: 1849161836
ISBN 13: 9781849161831

Media Reviews
Winterson's stellar cast delivers plenty of incident as well as atmosphere to power this upbeat collection * Financial Times *
Soars to some hugely enjoyable climaxes * Irish Times *
Wonderfully innovative, creative and fun * The Times *
Offers a glimpse of how the inspirational and the creative juices interact * Spectator *
'Winterson's stellar cast delivers plenty of incident as well as atmosphere to power this upbeat collection' Financial Times. * Financial Times *
'Soars to some hugely enjoyable climaxes' Irish Times. * Irish Times *
'Offers a glimpse of how the inspirational and the creative juices interact' Spectator. * Spectator *
'Wonderfully innovative, creative and fun' The Times * The Times *
Author Bio
Jeanette Winterson's first novel, Oranges are Not the Only Fruit, won the Whitbread Prize for Best First Novel. Since then she has written eight other novels, including The Passion and been published in 32 countries, as well as adapting her work for TV, film and stage. She lives in Gloucestershire and London. Jeanette Winterson's first novel, Oranges are Not the Only Fruit, won the Whitbread Prize for Best First Novel. Since then she has written eight other novels, including The Passion and been published in 32 countries, as well as adapting her work for TV, film and stage. She lives in Gloucestershire and London. Jeanette Winterson's first novel, Oranges are Not the Only Fruit, won the Whitbread Prize for Best First Novel. Since then she has written eight other novels, including The Passion and been published in 32 countries, as well as adapting her work for TV, film and stage. She lives in Gloucestershire and London.