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In this volume, the distinguished East German writer Christa Wolf retells the story of the fall of Troy, but from the point of view of the woman whose visionary powers earned her contempt and scorn. Written as a result of the author''s Greek travels and studies, Cassandra speaks to us in a pressing monologue whose inner focal points are patriarchy and war. In the four accompanying pieces, which take the form of travel reports, journal entries, and a letter, Wolf describes the novel''s genesis. Incisive and intelligent, the entire volume represents an urgent call to examine the past in order to insure a future.

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    A Paperback / softback by Christa Wolf, Jan Van Heurck

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      Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/05/1988
      ISBN13: 9780374519049, 978-0374519049
      ISBN10: 0374519048

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      Book Synopsis

      In this volume, the distinguished East German writer Christa Wolf retells the story of the fall of Troy, but from the point of view of the woman whose visionary powers earned her contempt and scorn. Written as a result of the author''s Greek travels and studies, Cassandra speaks to us in a pressing monologue whose inner focal points are patriarchy and war. In the four accompanying pieces, which take the form of travel reports, journal entries, and a letter, Wolf describes the novel''s genesis. Incisive and intelligent, the entire volume represents an urgent call to examine the past in order to insure a future.

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