The whispering muse

No cover — Sjón: The whispering muse (2012, Telegram)

143 pages

English language

Published Nov. 8, 2012 by Telegram.

ISBN:: 978-1-84659-124-2
OCLC Number:: 780335146

(2 reviews)

Invited to sail on a Danish merchant ship in 1949, eccentric Icelander Valdimar Haraldsson discovers the second mate on the ship is none other than Caeneus, the hero of Greek mythology, who regales his fellow shipmates with tales of the Golden Fleece.

2 editions

Mark Anderson reviewed The whispering muse by Sjón

Review of 'The whispering muse' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

Strange little book. Apparently the moral of the story went over my head. Might have to give this one a re-read at some point to see if I can get more out of this.

Jamie

rated it

Jan. 25, 2017

Subjects

Caeneus (Greek mythology)
Sea stories
Fiction