An Iliad
Author(s): 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.
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"* 'Baricco has written an Iliad for his time, a wonderful, gripping take on a story that has haunted our culture since it was first told.' - The Times * 'You won't, and can't put it down' - Observer * "A swift, stylish, summer-reading version of the great epic." - San Francisco Chronicle * "A taut and mesmerizing tale." - Seattle Times"
Alessandro Baricco was born in Turin in 1958. He is the author of six novels, including Silk and Without Blood, four of which have been translated into English. Ann Goldstein has translated works by, among others, authors Roberto Calasso, Alessandro Baricco, Pier Paolo Pasolini, and Aldo Buzzi. She has been the recipient of the PEN Renato Poggioli Translation Award.
General Fields
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- : Canongate Books
- : Canongate Books
- : 0.14
- : 20 March 2008
- : 198mm X 129mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Special Fields
- : 176
- : FIC
- : English
- : 1
- : Paperback
- : Alessandro Baricco