The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye

Name: The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye
Rating: 3.772727272727273 (11 reviews)
Author: A.S. Byatt
ISBN: 9780788713170

by A.S. Byatt

3.8

(11 ratings)

160 pages1997Recorded BooksISBN 9780788713170

Fantasy Classics relaxing sad A mix driven Strong Character Development Loveable Characters Diverse Characters Fantasy Short stories N/A driven Weak Character Development Unloveable Characters Not Diverse Characters

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About this book

A collection of fairy tales for adults. The title novella is on a middle-aged Englishwoman attending a writers' conference in Turkey. She picks up an antique bottle and as she is washing it a djinn appears, offering to grant her three wishes. She asks for a younger body, then requests he make love to her.

Publication Details

Publisher: Recorded Books
Published: 1997
Pages: 160
ISBN: 9780788713170
Language: en

About A.S. Byatt

Dame Antonia Susan Duffy (née Drabble; born 24 August 1936), known professionally by her former marriage name as A. S. Byatt, is an English novelist, poet and Booker Prize winner, and won the 2017 Park Kyong-ni Prize. In 2008, *The Times* named her on its list of the 50 greatest British writers since 1945. **Source**: [A. S. Byatt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._S._Byatt) on Wikipedia.