num_pages: 368
description: *Longlisted for the 2002 International IMPAC Dublin Literary AwardLeaving her Montreal family and friends behind, Ariadne Hatzidakis returns to the lands of her forbears - and a trap prepared for her by the old Greek gods. The lover they present her with is Death in the guise of Yannis Vissinos, a musician whose only fidelity is to his "white bride": heroin. The stages of Hell that we follow Ariadne through - the nightlife of Athens, the seasonal depravities of the love island Nysas - are colourful, obsessive, and detailed with mordant wit. The odds are against Ariadne, but the gods are beginning to wish they'd hedged their bets.Stylish and elegant, Ariadne's Dream renders a lurid Greek landscape inhabited by striking and dangerous characters, entwined within the intensity of a nascent consciousness and a deeply-rooted living mythos.
language: English
title: Ariadne's Dream
titlecomplete: Ariadne's Dream
ratings_count: 8
awards: awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Dublin Literary Award
publisher: Thistledown Press