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Original Title:	The Passion
ISBN:	0802135226 (ISBN13: 9780802135223)
Edition Language:	English URL http://www.jeanettewinterson.com/pages/content/index.asp?PageID=18
Setting:	Venice(Italy)
Literary Awards:	John Llewellyn Rhys Prize (1987), Commonwealth Writers' Prize Nominee for Best Book in South Asia and Europe (1988)

The Passion Paperback | Pages: 176 pages

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Jeanette Winterson’s novels have established her as one of the most important young writers in world literature. The Passion is perhaps her most highly acclaimed work, a modern classic that confirms her special claim on the novel. Set during the tumultuous years of the Napoleonic Wars, The Passion intertwines the destinies of two remarkable people: Henri, a simple French soldier, who follows Napoleon from glory to Russian ruin; and Villanelle, the red-haired, web-footed daughter of a Venetian boatman, whose husband has gambled away her heart. In Venice’s compound of carnival, chance, and darkness, the pair meet their singular destiny. In her unique and mesmerizing voice, Winterson blends reality with fantasy, dream, and imagination to weave a hypnotic tale with stunning effects.

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Title	:	The Passion
Author	:	Jeanette Winterson
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 176 pages
Published	:	August 7th 1997 by Grove Press (first published 1987)
Categories	:	Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction. Magical Realism. LGBT. GLBT. Queer

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Jeanette Winterson has done it again. I continue to be impressed the more I immerse myself in her works. This is my fourth book of hers and she is slowly climbing up the ladder of My Favourite Authors list. To say that I am completely astonished and mesmerised with The Passion would be an understatement. I am blown away. Its surrealistic, portable, and its mythical sense of narrative creates a world I find myself deeply invested in. I do not know a lot about the Napoleonic wars and gambling nor

To my surprise? I'm kind of disappointed in it. The New York Times review of it says that it "dares you to laugh and stares you down." Unfortunately, I'm just laughing. She's trying so hard to be profound with these statements, and 9 out of 10 times it doesn't quite work. The book is filled with cliches and trite conclusions that are just so hackneyed (actual example: death and darkness are like each other...wow! Have you noticed that??) Her attempt to be Marquez fails quite badly,

"Lovers are not at their best when it matters. Mouths dry up, palms sweat, conversation flags, and all the time the heart is threatening to fly from the body once and for all. Lovers have been known to have heart attacks. Lovers drink too much from nervousness and cannot perform. They eat too little and faint during their fervently wished consummation. They do not stroke the favored cat and their face-paint comes loose. This is not all. Whatever you have set store by, your dress, your dinner,

2 stars for the phantasmagorical imagery and the story. 1 more star for the beautifully done ending and the immensely quotable lines on love and passion the writer seems to have clumsily crammed in to the narrative in the last few pages.

Beautiful, moving, magical, incredible.

This might be a simple case of bad timing: sometimes, you will cross paths with a book and quite simply not be in the mood for it. After hearing so many praises for Jeanette Wintersons work, I was very curious, and after reading a big fat book set in the Napoleonic era, I figured an itty-bitty one in the same setting could be a nice change of pace.The story of Henri and Villanelle is written in lovely, poetic prose, but somehow, it left me wanting. Wanting what exactly, I couldnt tell you. What

I was not sure where this book was headed when I began, and I'm not sure where I landed at the end, but I do know I enjoyed the journey. This is only my second Jeanette Winterson book, and the first one was Christmas themed short stories. I enjoyed it enough to look for more, and picked this one up at a used book sale. In this novel, you simply ride along on a river of magical prose until, every page or two, you hit the rapids with an awesome sentence or idea that whirls you around and leaves