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The Song of Achilles
Bloomsbury Modern Classics | Winner of the Women's Prize for Fiction
By: Madeline Miller
Paperback | 1 November 2017
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368 Pages
19 x 12.5 x 2.5
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Winner of the Orange Women's Prize for Fiction
The international sensation
A Sunday Times and New York Times Bestseller
'Captivating' DONNA TARTT
'I loved it' J K ROWLING
'Ravishingly vivid' EMMA DONOGHUE
'A book I could not put down' ANN PATCHETT
‘An exciting, sexy, violent Superman version of The Iliad’ GUARDIAN
‘Sexy, dangerous, mystical’ BETTANY HUGHES
A beautiful new limited edition paperback of The Song of Achilles, published as part of the Bloomsbury Modern Classics list.
Greece in the age of heroes. Patroclus, an awkward young prince, has been exiled to the court of King Peleus and his perfect son Achilles. Despite their differences, Achilles befriends the shamed prince, and as they grow into young men skilled in the arts of war and medicine, their bond blossoms into something deeper - despite the displeasure of Achilles's mother Thetis, a cruel sea goddess. But when word comes that Helen of Sparta has been kidnapped, Achilles must go to war in distant Troy and fulfill his destiny.
Torn between love and fear for his friend, Patroclus goes with him, little knowing that the years that follow will test everything they hold dear.
Industry Reviews
A captivating retelling of the Iliad and events leading up to it through the point of view of Patroclus: it's a hard book to put down, and any classicist will be enthralled by her characterisation of the goddess Thetis, which carries the true savagery and chill of antiquity * Donna Tartt *
At once a scholar's homage to the Iliad and startlingly original work of art by an incredibly talented new novelist ... A book I could not put down * Ann Patchett *
Inventive, passionate, uplifting and different ... A truly worthy winner * Joanna Trollope *
ISBN: 9781408891384
ISBN-10: 1408891387
Published: 1st November 2017
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number of Pages: 368
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing (AUS)
Country of Publication: GB
Dimensions (cm): 19 x 12.5 x 2.5
Weight (kg): 0.26

Madeline Miller
Madeline Miller grew up in New York City and Philadelphia. She attended Brown University, where she earned her BA and MA in Classics. She has taught and tutored Latin, Greek, and Shakespeare to high school students for over fifteen years.
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