The Book Report, March 1st, 2001
Napoli, Donna Jo * Beast 2000. 260pp. $17 hc. Atheneum. 0-689-83589-2. Grades 10-12 From its dramatic cover to the sensual, shimmering words of the text, Donna Jo Napoli's Beast is a work of art. Known for fairy tale retellings that speak in a new voice and from an untraditional point of view, Napoli is at her most creative in this version of Beauty and the Beast. The Beast is Orasmyn, a son of the Shah of Persia, a royal prince with a passion for rose-filled gardens and romantic poetry. Orasmyn participates in the sacrifice of an impure camel, thus bringing upon himself the curse of a pari, ...
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