The Mule's Foal

by Fotini Epanomitis (Author)

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  Paperback
  1993

  $3.44

  Winner, Australian/Vogel Literary Award 1992 Winner, Best First Book, South East Asia and South Pacific Region, Commonwealth Writers Prize 1992 'Like ancient story-telling The Mule's Foal draws the reader into another world, yet there are signposts everywhere that lead to contemporary life. Mystical, sensual, intense: this writer has a poetic vision.' Andrea Stretton In one despairing moment Theodosios abandons his wife and gorilla child and then spends a lifetime trying to get them back. But what's a lifetime in a place like this? One minute you're a woman. The next you're a bear. There's a woman here who is neither man nor woman. And a man who's both man and beast. Here nothing belongs to you - not even your grief. People steal your letters and gossip your thoughts before you've spoken them. And when they're desperate - and at some point everyone is desperate - they go to the whorehouse...From the centre of chaos, Mirella, the ancient whore, finds a calm place to tell this unforgettable, timeless tale.