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by Zoe Terakes (Author)
A sexy modern take on ancient Greek myths.
She keeps her eyes on me while she lights the end of my cigarette. I stare back at her. Something in the pills and in her eyes is opening up my muscles like hands parting from prayer, like trees breathing.
Eros is a stunning collection of short stories, grounded in truth and coloured with dazzling imagination and alluring, unpredictable mystery. Revealing how queerness, nature and myth have been intertwined for eternity, these are stories of gods and goddesses. Of Zeus, of Eurydice, of Hermaphroditus, of Icarus before he flew into the sun. Stories of queer life, lust, revenge, wrath, passion and sex. Of yearning, love, loss. Some transformations span across a life, and others, an evening. Perspectives will shift. Houses will burn. Lovers will learn their fate.
Zoe Terakes has skilfully blended myth and modernity to illuminate the complex and enduring truth of trans lives, resisting a history of erasure and delivering a sexy, soul-touching book to read to your lover . . . or yourself.
'Goddamn, these stories set my queer heart alight. In finally making queer and trans undertones of ancient Greek myth explicit, Zoe Terakes has forged something both classic and eternal, timely and timeless.' BENJAMIN LAW
'Fresh and timely . . . Immersive . . . Recommended for readers of Madeline Miller and Andrea Lawlor, this collection will not be easily forgotten.' BOOKS+PUBLISHING
Author Biography
Zoe Terakes is a writer and award-winning actor living and working on Gadigal land. They are a vocal advocate for trans rights within arts industries and on a global scale.
Zoe was most recently seen on screen in A24's critically acclaimed film Talk to Me. Their other acting credits include Nine Perfect Strangers, Creamerie, Wentworth and Ellie & Abbie. They will soon appear in the Marvel Studios series Iron Heart. Eros is Zoe's debut literary work, inspired by their Cretan heritage.
