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The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter is a 2017 novel by Theodora Goss.It is her debut novel, though she is an author of many short works. Strange Case is the first installment of The Extraordinary Adventures of the Athena Club series, and is followed by European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman.
The Alchemist's Daughter was shortlisted for the Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize at the BC Book Prizes 2005, [1] Best Canadian Speculative Novel in English at the Prix Aurora Awards 2005, [2] the 2006 Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award and the Publishing In Education Award 2005 at the Saskatchewan Book Awards. [3]
Theodora Goss was born in Hungary and immigrated to the United States as a child. [4] [2] She received her B.A. from the University of Virginia, a J.D. from Harvard Law School, and an M.A. and Ph.D. in English from Boston University [3] She is also a graduate of the Odyssey and Clarion writing workshops, and sold her first published story, "The Rose in Twelve Petals," while a student at Clarion.
"The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate" is a fantasy novelette by American writer Ted Chiang, originally published in 2007 by Subterranean Press and reprinted in the September 2007 issue of Fantasy & Science Fiction. [1] In 2019, the novelette was included in the collection of short stories Exhalation: Stories. [2]
A 15-year-old girl and the titular novice alchemist. She was orphaned at a young age and aims to be an alchemist just like her late parents. Although she originally had long hair, she got it cut short by Maria prior to her alchemist's exam. She later starts an isolated rural alchemist shop, trains, and sells goods to make a living.
Johnson was born in Washington, D.C. [1] She graduated from Columbia University in 2004 with a Bachelor of Arts in East Asian Languages and Cultures. [11] [12]Johnson lived in New York City [11] until 2014, when she moved to Mexico City. [13]
The Grimms didn't just shy away from the feminine details of sex, their telling of the stories repeatedly highlight violent acts against women. Women die in child birth again and again in Grimms' tales — in "Snow White," "Cinderella," and "Rapunzel" — having served their societal duties by producing a beautiful daughter to replace her.
The conception of the philosophical child, allegorized as the conception of Orion by three fathers.. The filius philosophorum (Latin for "the philosophers' child", i.e. made by the true students of philosophy) is a symbol in alchemy.