Odyssey
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Published:26th Sep '24
Should be back in stock very soon
This hardback is available in another edition too:
- Hardback - Independent Bookshop Edition£25.00(9780241486351-IB)
Troy has fallen. After 10 years of war, the Greeks make their way back to their own lands – but what homes now await them? Agamemnon must return to his wife Clytemnestra, who has been nursing her rage since he sacrificed their daughter to the gods for a favourable wind. Her revenge will know no bounds.
Meanwhile, Odysseus has angered the god Poseidon and he is cursed to wander the seas, facing angry monsters and possessive demi-gods as he attempts to return to Ithaca and his patient, clever wife Penelope.
Outstandingly entertaining quartet of books . . . Fry breathes contemporary relevance into these ancient tales. As with his previous titles, he combines scholarly research with a lightness of touch, and his wry sense of humour and natural gift for storytelling make for a highly engaging read * Observer *
A sweeping, engrossing story * i *
Imaginative * Daily Mail *
Relatable and full of humour . . . Odyssey brings [the] four-book sequence satisfyingly to a close * Guardian *
The familiar narrative bounds along in a chatty style, coloured with mildly revisionist insights into the characters * Daily Mail *
Accessible storytelling and Fry brings warmth, exuberance and humour. Hard to beat * Guardian *
Odyssey completes his Greek Myths series in marvellous fashion. . . Fry, a born storyteller, succeeds again in making the ancient stories accessible, gently modernising the language and dotting his journey with explanatory and often amusing footnotes. * Irish Independent *
Praise for Stephen Fry's Greek Myth retellings * - *
A romp through the lives of ancient Greek gods. Fry is at his story-telling best . . . the gods will be pleased * The Times *
A head-spinning marathon of legends * Guardian *
An odyssey through Greek mythology.Brilliant - all hail Stephen Fry * Daily Mail *
Fry's lively writing conveys his lifelong passion for Greek myths. A rollicking good read * Independent *
Here, indeed, be monsters, myriad adventures and machinating gods. Fry is a personable and passionate narrator * Mail on Sunday *
Makes the stories relatable without skimping on the gory details, or sacrificing the truths of the myth. It's rich, it's funny and you'll feel like you've learned a lot * Herald *
Entertaining and edifying * Telegraph *
Fry is a natural storyteller and his lively retellings make for an entertaining read * Observer *
ISBN: 9780241486351
Dimensions: 242mm x 163mm x 38mm
Weight: 696g
432 pages