L'Esprit de L'Escalier

Catherynne M. Valente
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L’Esprit de L’Escalier by Catherynne M. Valente is a provocative retelling of the Greek myth, in which Orpheus, the musician son of Apollo and Calliope, successfully rescues his wife Eurydice--dead of a snake bite-- from Hades.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Genres: FantasyShort StoriesMythologyFictionRetellingsHorrorGreek MythologyNovellaSpeculative FictionAdult
47 Pages

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