Middlesex A Novel
Middlesex A Novel by Jeffrey Eugenides, published by Macmillan in 2002, is a literary work that spans 529 pages. The narrative begins with the unique story of Calliope Stephanides, who experiences life as both a girl and a boy, exploring her identity against the backdrop of her Greek-American family’s journey from a village in Asia Minor to the vibrant yet tumultuous landscape of Detroit. The novel delves into themes of family life and cultural heritage, providing a rich context for Calliope’s transformation.
Readers will find a captivating exploration of identity and the complexities of family dynamics as they follow the Stephanides family’s history through significant events, including the Prohibition era and the race riots of 1967. The book intricately weaves together elements of coming of age and city life, inviting readers to uncover the secrets that shape Calliope’s existence. Middlesex presents a profound narrative that challenges conventional notions of gender and identity, making it a significant contribution to contemporary fiction.
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“I was born twice: first, as a baby girl, on a remarkably smogless Detroit day of January 1960; and then again, as a teenage boy, in an emergency room near Petoskey, Michigan, in August of l974. . . My birth certificate lists my name as Calliope Helen Stephanides. My most recent driver’s license…records my first name simply as Cal.”
So begins the breathtaking story of Calliope Stephanides and three generations of the Greek-American Stephanides family who travel from a tiny village overlooking Mount Olympus in Asia Minor to Prohibition-era Detroit, witnessing its glory days as the Motor City, and the race riots of l967, before they move out to the tree-lined streets of suburban Grosse Pointe, Michigan. To understand why Calliope is not like other girls, she has to uncover a guilty family secret and the astonishing genetic history that turns Callie into Cal, one of the most audacious and wondrous narrators in contemporary fiction. Lyrical and thrilling, Middlesex is an exhilarating reinvention of the American epic.
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