An Iliad - Paperback

Name: An Iliad - Paperback
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SKU: 9780307275394
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by Alessandro Baricco

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by Alessandro Baricco (Author)

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.

Author Biography

Alessandro Baricco was born in Turin in 1958 and still makes his home there. The author of four previous novels, he has won the Prix Médicis Étranger in France and the Selezione Campiello, Viareggio, and Palazzo al Bosco prizes in Italy.

Number of Pages: 176

Dimensions: 0.53 x 7.96 x 5.54 IN

Publication Date: August 14, 2007

ISBN	9780307275394
Author	Alessandro Baricco
Publisher	Knopf Publishing Group
Genre	Literature
Format	Paperback
Published	August 2007
Language	ENG- English
Pages	176
Weight	1.0 lb
Target Audience	Adults
Print Size	Standard Print