Song of ancient lovers : a novel /
Restrepo, Laura
Song of ancient lovers : a novel / Laura Restrepo ; translated from the Spanish by Caro De Robertis. - First HarperVia edition. - 368 pages ; 24 cm
Translation of: Canción de antiguos amantes.
"Award-winning Colombian author Laura Restrepo weaves contemporary themes and ancient myth in this story of star-crossed lovers in a world on the brink of collapse.
Retelling the mythical love story between the Queen of Sheba and King Solomon in the refugee camps of the present day, Song of Ancient Lovers is a sublime ode to love and desire as forces shaping human history, with power that rivals forces of destruction.
Ethereal in its weaving of the real and the mythical, the contemporary and the ancient, this is the story of Bos Mutas, a young writer traveling from South America to northern Africa in search of traces of his obsession. His research unveils the Queen of Sheba as unyielding and committed to her independence, with remarkable influence both in her time—over Solomon and all the subjects in her expansive kingdom—and on thinkers and artists across the centuries, from Thomas Aquinas to Gérard de Nerval, Frida Kahlo to Patti Smith. He also finds traces of her influence in the magic made of devastating circumstances by women he meets on his journey, especially Zahra Bayda, a Somali midwife who has taken it upon herself to show him around.
Stunning and evocative, Song of Ancient Lovers is a triumph of imagination and reverence for the spirit that connects us across boundaries of time and geography.
Translated from the Spanish by Caro De Robertis"
Translated from the Spanish.
9780063356153 9780063356160
2025017926
Sheba, Queen of --Fiction.
Solomon, King of Israel --Fiction.
Authors--Fiction.
Midwives--Fiction.
Queens--Fiction.
Refugee camps--Fiction.
Kings and rulers--Fiction.
Man-woman relationships--Fiction.
Yemen (Arab Republic)--Fiction.
Romance fiction.
Historical fiction.
Mythological fiction.
Biographical fiction.
Novels
PQ8180.28.E7255 / C3613 2025
863/.64
Song of ancient lovers : a novel / Laura Restrepo ; translated from the Spanish by Caro De Robertis. - First HarperVia edition. - 368 pages ; 24 cm
Translation of: Canción de antiguos amantes.
"Award-winning Colombian author Laura Restrepo weaves contemporary themes and ancient myth in this story of star-crossed lovers in a world on the brink of collapse.
Retelling the mythical love story between the Queen of Sheba and King Solomon in the refugee camps of the present day, Song of Ancient Lovers is a sublime ode to love and desire as forces shaping human history, with power that rivals forces of destruction.
Ethereal in its weaving of the real and the mythical, the contemporary and the ancient, this is the story of Bos Mutas, a young writer traveling from South America to northern Africa in search of traces of his obsession. His research unveils the Queen of Sheba as unyielding and committed to her independence, with remarkable influence both in her time—over Solomon and all the subjects in her expansive kingdom—and on thinkers and artists across the centuries, from Thomas Aquinas to Gérard de Nerval, Frida Kahlo to Patti Smith. He also finds traces of her influence in the magic made of devastating circumstances by women he meets on his journey, especially Zahra Bayda, a Somali midwife who has taken it upon herself to show him around.
Stunning and evocative, Song of Ancient Lovers is a triumph of imagination and reverence for the spirit that connects us across boundaries of time and geography.
Translated from the Spanish by Caro De Robertis"
Translated from the Spanish.
9780063356153 9780063356160
2025017926
Sheba, Queen of --Fiction.
Solomon, King of Israel --Fiction.
Authors--Fiction.
Midwives--Fiction.
Queens--Fiction.
Refugee camps--Fiction.
Kings and rulers--Fiction.
Man-woman relationships--Fiction.
Yemen (Arab Republic)--Fiction.
Romance fiction.
Historical fiction.
Mythological fiction.
Biographical fiction.
Novels
PQ8180.28.E7255 / C3613 2025
863/.64