Fires consists of nine monologues and narratives based on classical Greek stories. Antigone, Clytemnestra, Phaedo, Sappho are all mythical figures whose stories are mingled with contemporary themes. Interspersed are highly personal narratives, reflecting on a time of profound inner crisis in the author's life.The unwritten novel among the fantasies and aphorisms of Fires is a classic tale.--Stephen Koch, New York Times Book Review
- ISBN10 0226965287
- ISBN13 9780226965284
- Publish Date 5 November 1994 (first published 27 May 1982)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 23 August 2023
- Publish Country US
- Imprint University of Chicago Press
- Edition Univ of Chicago PR ed.
- Format Paperback
- Pages 130
- Language English