{"product_id":"9780802197825","title":"Weight: The Myth of Atlas and Heracles","description":"\u003cb\u003eA “profound and provocative” reimagining of the Greek legend by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e–bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWhy Be Happy When You Can Be Normal\u003c\/i\u003e? (\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e With wit and verve, Whitbread Award–winning novelist Jeanette Winterson brings the mythical figure of Atlas into the space age and sets him free at last. In her retelling of the story of a god tricked into holding the world on his shoulders and his brief reprieve, she sets difficult questions about the nature of choice and coercion, how we choose our own destiny and at the same time can liberate ourselves from our seeming fate.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Dazzling . . . Winterson’s embrace of the mythic landscape is evident in her rich imagery . . . cathartic . . . this short novel fulfills a number of the criteria myth is meant to embody” —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Canongate U.S.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47118501970160,"sku":"9780802197825","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780802197825_p0.jpg?v=1763738336","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780802197825","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}