Briar Rose
by Robert Coover
2021-05-28 09:13:19
Robert Coover''s many acclaimed works of fiction have established him as a powerhouse among America''s postmodernist writers. With Briar Rose, he casts his own unmistakable style on an ageless tale. A brilliant recreation of the timeless Sleeping Bea...
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Robert Coover''s many acclaimed works of fiction have established him as a powerhouse among America''s postmodernist writers. With Briar Rose, he casts his own unmistakable style on an ageless tale. A brilliant recreation of the timeless Sleeping Beauty story, Briar Rose tells of a prince trapped in the briars; a sleeping beauty who cannot awaken, dreaming of a succession of kissing princes; and the old spell-casting fairy who inhabits the princess''s dreams, regaling her with legends ofother sleeping beauties and trying to imagine the nature of human desire.
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