The End of the GodsThe Myth of Ragnarok (Hardcover)

By: A.S. Byatt

Language: English

Quality: Like New

Genre: Fantasy, Historical fiction, Novel,

ISBN: 9780670085842

SKU: BE500326922521

Pages: 192

Description: A landmark piece of storytelling from one of the world's greatest writers Key Features/Quotes Linguistically stunning and imaginatively abundant the author reinvents a mythology for our time with its intensity and glory Brilliant book by Man Booker Prize-winning award author 'Colour and sensation flood Byatt's writing . . . One of the most brilliant minds and speakers of our generation'-Independent 'A. S. Byatt is one of our finest living novelists, who manages to tease and to satisfy both the intellect and the imagination'-Daily Telegraph 'Superlatively displays both enormous reach and tremendous grip . . .[The Children's Book is] sizzling with ideas and alive with imaginative energy'-Sunday Times About the Book: The End of the Gods: The Myth of Ragnarok The story of Ragnarok plays out the endgame of Norse mythology. It is a tale of the destruction of life on this planet and the end of the gods themselves. What more relevant myth could any modern writer choose to retell? As the bombs rain down in the Battle of Britain, one young girl is evacuated to the countryside.