The Descent of Inanna
2006
First Published
4.00
Average Rating
28
Number of Pages
A modern re-imagining of an ancient yet timeless myth. Though based on the original text, Caherynne's version is a fresh look at Erishkigal's underworld and Inanna's descent into it. In Catherynne's usual graceful style, we are drawn with Inanna down into the depths and, with a breathtaking end, finally led back towards the light.
Avg Rating
4.00
Number of Ratings
56
5 STARS
36%
4 STARS
36%
3 STARS
23%
2 STARS
4%
1 STARS
2%
goodreads
Author
Catherynne M. Valente
Author · 60 books
Catherynne M. Valente was born on Cinco de Mayo, 1979 in Seattle, WA, but grew up in in the wheatgrass paradise of Northern California. She graduated from high school at age 15, going on to UC San Diego and Edinburgh University, receiving her B.A. in Classics with an emphasis in Ancient Greek Linguistics. She then drifted away from her M.A. program and into a long residence in the concrete and camphor wilds of Japan. She currently lives in Maine with her partner, two dogs, and three cats, having drifted back to America and the mythic frontier of the Midwest.
