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Tormented as a boy by his brother, Geryon escapes to a parallel world of photography.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe falls deeply in love with Herakles, a golden young man, who deserts him at the peak of infatuation. So Geryon retreats ever further into the world created by his camera, fascinated by his wings, his redness and the fantastic accident of who he is. But all is suddenly and irrevocably shattered by Herakles’ return.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAutobiography of Red is a deceptively simple narrative filled with currents of meaning, emotion, and the truth about what it’s like to be red. 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