Iliad

Name: Iliad
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ISBN: 9780307275394

ISBN-10: 0307275396

ISBN-13: 9780307275394

Edition: N/A

Authors: Alessandro Baricco, Ann Goldstein

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A bold re-imagining of our civilization’s greatest tale of war, from the acclaimed and bestselling author ofSilk. InAn Iliad, Alessandro Baricco re-creates the siege of Troy through the voices of twenty-one Homeric characters, in the narrative idiom of our modern imagination. From the return of Chryseis to the burial of Hector, we see through human eyes and feel with human hearts the unforgettable events first recounted almost three thousand years ago. Imbuing the stuff of legend with a startling new relevancy and humanity, Baricco gives usTheIliadas we have never known it. His transformative achievement is certain to delight and fascinate all readers of Homer’s indispensable classic.

Book details

List price: $15.00
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 8/14/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 176
Size: 5.26" wide x 7.98" long x 0.46" tall
Weight: 0.396
Language: English