Weight
About this book
Condemned to shoulder the world "for ever" by the gods he dared defy, freedom seems unattainable to Atlas. But then he receives an unexpected visit from Heracles, the one man strong enough to share the burden, and it seems they can strike a bargain that might release him . . . Jeanette Winterson asks difficult questions about the nature of choice and coercion in her dazzling retelling of the myth of Atlas and Heracles. Visionary and inventive, believable and intimate, Weight turns the familiar on its head to show us ourselves in a new light.
Reader Profile
3.7/5 · 8184 readers · 151 pages · ≈ 2 h 48 m · Moderate
How long does it take to read Weight?
About ≈ 2 h 48 m — 151 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is Weight?
151 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is Weight?
It sits on the Mythology, Fantasy, Fiction shelves.
Is Weight in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Who wrote Weight?
Jeanette Winterson.