The Porpoise - Pericles Retold PB critical studies This first English language biography

This first English language biography of Bertolt Brecht (1898–1956) in two decades paints a strikingly new picture of one of the twentieth century’s most controversial cultural icons

by some of the most exciting and acclaimed writers working today

and how they crafted poetry for theatrical effects

When a society is oppressed

where disruption gives way to reconciliation and restored order

The Porpoise - Pericles Retold PB critical studies This first English language biographyThe Porpoise: Mark Haddon Mark Haddon (Author) Just downright brilliant a transcendent, transporting experience Observer A motherless girl grows up in isolated luxury, hidden from the world by her wealthy father. She believes their life together is normal but as time passes, she has a growing sense that something between them is very wrong. She cannot escape, so she seeks solace in her books. Her favourite tales are those that conjure ancient worlds