The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony

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New to Penguin Classics, the international bestseller by one of Europe's pre-eminent literary figures The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony is a masterful retelling of the ancient myths and fables we may only think we know. From the tale of Europa and the bull to the fall of Troy, Roberto Calasso weaves his way through the entire world of Greek mythology with a captivating sense of curiosity and intrigue that casts these classical stories in a whole new light for a modern reader.

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Sensuous, dazzlingly intelligent -- Lucy Hughes-Hallett * Sunday Times *
The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony is a perfect work like no other -- Gore Vidal
A brilliant and profound narration -- A.S. Byatt
A masterpiece ... a wonderfully fashioned work of art -- John Banville
Calasso has no equal in the sparkle of his storytelling and the depth of his learning -- Boyd Tonkin * Independent *
Enlivening, enthralling, essential: a classic -- Peter Conrad * Observer *

Author Bio

Roberto Calasso was born in Florence in 1941. An author and publisher, he began working at Adelphi Edizioni from its founding in 1962 and continued as director for fifty years. The Book of All Books is the tenth part of a series that began with The Ruin of Kasch and includes the international bestseller The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony as well as Ka, K., Tiepolo Pink, La Folie Baudelaire, Ardor, The Celestial Hunter and The Unnamable Present. He died in Milan in 2021.