Ariadne is yet another Greek retelling, reworking classic tales of heroism for a 21st-century audience. But its ability to co-exist beside genre-defining works like Madeline Miller’s Circe sparks hopes of success for both the genre’s future and Saint’s career.
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The book that inspired Chloé Zhao’s masterpiece is one of the finest pieces of journalism of all time and a work of art in its own right.
“As I write this, they are scattered across the country-” Chloé Zhao’s Oscar-winning, Nomadland is one of my all-time favourite movies, so naturally, when I heard it was based on the nonfiction book by Jessica Bruder, I jumped at the opportunity to read it.
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