by Donna Jo Napoli · Atheneum · tapa dura · ISBN 9780689835896
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«Beast» is the young adult fantasy novel by Donna Jo Napoli, published by Atheneum in hardback (272 pages, in English).
«Beast» is a retelling of «Beauty and the Beast» told from the Beast's point of view. Orasmyn, a young Persian prince, makes a mistake that awakens an ancient curse and transforms him into a lion. He flees Persia and travels through the Middle East and Europe to France, where he seeks redemption and the love of a young woman named Belle.
The novel «Beast» was originally published in 2000 and was nominated for the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for children's literature in 2001.
This book is intended for young readers aged 12 and up and for fans of reinvented classic fairy tales.
Donna Jo Napoli is an American linguist and writer of children's and young adult fiction. She is a professor at Swarthmore College teaching linguistics, including its relationship to such subjects as Comparative Literature Studies, music, dance, and theater. She has previously taught at Smith College, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Georgetown University, the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, and the University of Pennsylvania.
