JUTSON, Mel - Apple Tree Hero : An Odyssey of the Monomyth - (Excellent Paperback)

No more than 5 books per order allowed - Book is still in a great condition.  >>>  Ever since man peered out of his cave and saw the frightening world before him he has assumed the mantle of Hero, whether it be on the battlefront, at work or in the home. Women have traditionally been coerced into encouraging and applauding that stance - or have they? Apple Tree Hero is a ground-breaking novel that introduces many structural and literary techniques never deployed before. In this dark tale, based on actual events, of swindling, assassination and national treachery, the hero of the plot struggles between his destiny and his desires as he engages with a far-from-simpering heroine. At the centre of the action is the city of Johannesburg, where extreme cultural differences and a ruthless rush for 'gold' has created one of the most dangerous and tumultuous cities in the western world. Joburg's societal mores are wickedly satirized, and against this spurious background the lovers attempt to reconcile their gender-based differences while expressing their powerful love for each other in hilarious but sadly often tragic confrontations. Above all Apple Tree Hero is a voluptuous romp through the poems, art, music and most recently Hollywood-style movies that have chronicled the iconic treatment of good triumphing over evil, in the form of the monomyth hero, that has been adopted by virtually every society on this planet.   (Goodreads)