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Medea

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內容簡介 在希臘羅馬神話故事中，以手刃親生孩子來對丈夫伊亞森復仇的女巫美狄亞，始終被認為是最邪惡的角色。但是，卻沒有人深究她為什麼要這麼做，以及為什麼會變成憤怒與復仇的化身。在科爾喀斯王國裡，美狄亞的母親是海洋仙女，她的祖父則是泰坦神族，生下來就具有強大的魔法，她的高貴血脈本應該和英雄柏修斯一樣擁有美好的結局，但唯一的問題是：她是女人。在遵循社會規範與自由展現法力間掙扎，在孩童時期她曾一度沉浸於研究巫術與魔法，但長大後美狄亞慢慢明白，她的異樣存在完全不符合家族期望。直到乘坐阿哥號的勇士們來到她的王國，以及被認為是英雄的伊亞森。眾神們為了幫助伊亞森，邱比特刻意將愛神之箭射向美狄亞，美狄亞對伊亞森一見鍾情，伊亞森對她而言不只是天神授命的丈夫，更是改變孤獨命運的契機，於是她踏上與阿哥號尋找金羊毛的冒險，發揮才智與魔法對抗怪物，但美狄亞沒有預料到，經歷這一切磨難後，等待著自己的卻是無情的背叛...透過現代與女性書寫的觀點，第一次美狄亞得以為自己發聲，重新訴說她的故事。Among the women of Greek mythology, the witch Medea may be the most despised. Known for the brutal act of killing her own children to exact vengeance on her deceitful husband, the Argonauts leader Jason, Medea has carved out a singularly infamous niche in our histories.But what if that isn’t the full story?The daughter of a sea nymph and the granddaughter of a Titan, Medea is a paradox. She is at once rendered compelling by virtue of the divinity that flows through her bloodline and made powerless by the fact of her being a woman. As a child, she intuitively submerges herself in witchcraft and sorcery, but soon finds it may not be a match for the prophecies that hang over her entire family like a shroud.As Medea comes into her own as a woman and a witch, she also faces the arrival of the hero Jason, preordained by the gods to be not only her husband, but also her lifeline to escape her isolated existence. Medea travels the treacherous seas with the Argonauts, battles demons she had never conceived of, and falls in love with the man who may ultimately be her downfall.In this propulsive, beautifully written debut, readers will finally hear Medea’s side of the story through a fresh and feminist lens.

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各界推薦 “With this complex and involving debut, Quin adds to the growing field of Greek myth retellings from the perspectives of monstrous women, probing here into the life of the filicidal heroine of Euripides’s play of the same name […] As Medea’s familiar story unfolds, Quin allows for a great degree of moral complexity, but consistent throughout is her devotion to those she loves—including her eventual ill-fated children. Madeline Miller fans should snap this up.”—Publishers Weekly"Medea by Eilish Quin provides a compassionate origin story for one of the most reviled of all Greek mythological women: the witch, Medea. Quin looks closely at the ancient sources to determine why Medea might have made her infamous, terrible choices. The story draws the reader to the final, heart-breaking conclusion, incorporating along the way timely themes of family, knowledge and women's power." —Laura Shepperson, author of Phaedra

作者介紹

作者介紹 Eilish QuinEilish Quin is a queer writer and artist based in the smog and glamour of Los Angeles with her various cats. She enjoys conversing with plants, watching British crime dramas, photographing lizards, rereading gothic novels, and staring aimlessly into tempestuous bodies of water. Medea is her first novel.

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最佳賣點 : 為希臘羅馬神話中最惡名昭彰的女巫翻案‧美狄亞：化身為恐怖復仇之女前，她的故事