An Iliad by Alessandro Baricco
A bold re-imagining of our civilization's greatest tale of war, from the acclaimed and bestselling author of Silk. In An 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 us The Iliad as we have never known it. His transformative achievement is certain to delight and fascinate all readers of Homer's indispensable classic.Alessandro Baricco was born in Turin in 1958 and continues to call the city his home.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780307275394 |
| ISBN 10 | 0307275396 |
| Title | An Iliad |
| Author | Alessandro Baricco |
| Series | Vintage International |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage |
| Year published | 2007-08-14 |
| Number of pages | 176 |
| Prizes | Winner of New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age 2007 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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