The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
A breathtakingly original rendering of the Trojan War - a devastating love story and a tale of gods and kings, immortal fame and the human heart
'Mary Renault lives again! A ravishingly vivid and convincing version of one of the most legendary of love stories' * Emma Donoghue, author of number one bestseller, Room *
'The Song of Achilles is at once a scholar's homage to The Iliad and startlingly original work of art by an incredibly talented new novelistMadeline Miller has given us her own fresh take on the Trojan war and its heroes. The result is a book I could not put down' * Ann Patchett, author of the Orange Prizewinning, Bel Canto *
'The Song of Achilles is at once a scholar's homage to The Iliad and startlingly original work of art by an incredibly talented new novelistMadeline Miller has given us her own fresh take on the Trojan war and its heroes. The result is a book I could not put down' * Ann Patchett, author of the Orange Prizewinning, Bel Canto *
Madeline Miller has a BA and MA from Brown University in Latin and Ancient Greek, and has been teaching both for the past nine years. She has also studied at the Yale School of Drama, specialising in adapting classical tales to a modern audience. The Song of Achilles is her first novel.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781408817025 |
| ISBN 10 | 1408817020 |
| Title | The Song of Achilles |
| Author | Madeline Miller |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2011-09-05 |
| Number of pages | 368 |
| Prizes | Winner of Orange Prize for Fiction 2012 |
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