02 June 2004

The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye

A. S. Byatt
The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye (five modern fairy tales).
London, 1995, Vintage.
0099521318

This is probably my favourite Byatt book. In the title story, a woman makes a metaphoric and personal journey of discovery through identity and freedom. All five stories take the traditional form and elements of fairy tale and represent them in a modern manner or context.

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