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throwfaraway135 13 minutes ago [-]
Never heard of her, from the wiki
> In the novel, Carson imagines Geryon as a gay teenager with wings living in the present day who falls in love with a rebellious young man named Heracles, who breaks his heart.
Certainly something I will skip
hiddencost 6 minutes ago [-]
Your loss. One of the most beautiful works of literature and short. Is the depiction of gay people that distressing to you? I read books about straights all the time.
eradicatethots 11 minutes ago [-]
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garbawarb 3 hours ago [-]
Well deserved. Autobiography of Red is stunning, the fragmentary form gives such mythical weight to every word.
lucius_verus 3 hours ago [-]
Totally agree. Surprised to see this on the front page of HN, but Autobiography of Red absolutely gutted me.
Having worked on a few Greek translation projects, the thing I always come back to with her is how she leaves the gaps in Sappho visible instead of smoothing them over. Brackets on the page. Most translators can't resist filling those in.
saintblasphemer 1 hours ago [-]
For a similar approach I would recommend checking out Guy Davenport's 7 Greeks. His translations of Sappho and Diogenes are commendable.
> In the novel, Carson imagines Geryon as a gay teenager with wings living in the present day who falls in love with a rebellious young man named Heracles, who breaks his heart.
Certainly something I will skip