In brilliant poetic proseBright Air Blackbrings us aboard the ship Argo for its epic return journey across the Black Sea from Persias Colchis where Medea flees her home and father with Jason, the Argonauts, and the Golden Fleece. Vanns reimagining of this ancient tale offers a thrilling, realist alternative to the long held notions of Medea as monster or sorceress. We witness with dramatic urgency Medeas humanity, her Bronze Age roots and position in Greek society, her love affair with Jason, and her tragic demise.

Atmospheric and spellbinding,Bright Air Blackis an indispensable, fresh and provocative take on one of our earliest texts and the most intimate and corporal version of Medeas story ever told.

David Vannwas born in the Aleutian Islands and spent his childhood in Ketchikan, Alaska. He is the author of the international bestsellerLegend of a Suicide which has been translated into eighteen languages and won several prizes including the Prix Medicis Etranger Caribou Island,Dirt,Goat MountainandAquarium.He is also the author of two bestselling non-fiction books, and has written forAtlantic Monthly,Esquire, theSunday Times,Guardian,Sunday Telegraph,Financial Timesand other magazines and newspapers.