Description
In this inventive retelling of the Dionysian myth, Vlepo—an assistant tasked with witnessing life for his master—becomes the “mortal bookmark” through which the story unfolds. As Vlepo and Dionysos blur the boundaries of space and time, familiar legend is reassembled into a dazzling, hallucinatory narrative driven by appetite, obsession, and the restless hunger of the divine. With each encounter, the line between observer and participant grows thinner, turning myth into a living experience rather than a distant tale. Percival Everett’s sharp, playful style and literary intelligence bring a fresh, destabilizing energy to timeless themes of desire, performance, and the limits of understanding—leaving Dionysos perpetually just out of reach.
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Published Jan 1, 1997
180 pages
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Details
First Published
1997
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Frenzy by Percival Everett.