4.1
Romans literatuur
‘I was born twice: first, as a baby girl, on a remarkably smogless Detroit day of January 1960; and then again, as a teenage boy, in an emergency room near Petoskey, Michigan, in August of l974.’
So begins the breathtaking story of Calliope Stephanides and her truly unique family secret, born on the slopes of Mount Olympus and passed on through three generations.
Growing up in 70s Michigan, Calliope’s special inheritance will turn her into Cal, the narrator of this intersex, inter-generational epic of immigrant life in 20th century America.
Middlesex won the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
© 2019 Fourth Estate (Luisterboek): 9780008368395
Publicatiedatum
Luisterboek: 12 september 2019
4.1
Romans literatuur
‘I was born twice: first, as a baby girl, on a remarkably smogless Detroit day of January 1960; and then again, as a teenage boy, in an emergency room near Petoskey, Michigan, in August of l974.’
So begins the breathtaking story of Calliope Stephanides and her truly unique family secret, born on the slopes of Mount Olympus and passed on through three generations.
Growing up in 70s Michigan, Calliope’s special inheritance will turn her into Cal, the narrator of this intersex, inter-generational epic of immigrant life in 20th century America.
Middlesex won the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
© 2019 Fourth Estate (Luisterboek): 9780008368395
Publicatiedatum
Luisterboek: 12 september 2019
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Moniqqa
25 jun 2023
What a great story! Wonderfully well written.
Yvette
23 jan 2021
Fantastisch boek over meerdere generaties. Goed geschreven, kon hem bijna niet weg leggen
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