“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
“Mary Renault lives again!” declares Emma Donoghue, author of Room, referring to The Song of Achilles, Madeline Miller’s thrilling, profoundly moving, and utterly unique retelling of the legend of Achilles and the Trojan War. A tale of gods, kings, immortal fame, and the human heart, The Song of Achilles is a dazzling literary feat that brilliantly reimagines Homer’s enduring masterwork, The Iliad. An action-packed adventure, an epic love story, a marvelously conceived and executed page-turner, Miller’s monumental debut novel has already earned resounding acclaim from some of contemporary fiction’s brightest lights—and fans of Mary Renault, Bernard Cornwell, Steven Pressfield, and Colleen McCullough’s Masters of Rome series will delight in this unforgettable journey back to ancient Greece in the Age of Heroes.
© 2012 HarperAudio (Audiobook): 9780062115577
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Audiobook: 6 March 2012
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“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
“Mary Renault lives again!” declares Emma Donoghue, author of Room, referring to The Song of Achilles, Madeline Miller’s thrilling, profoundly moving, and utterly unique retelling of the legend of Achilles and the Trojan War. A tale of gods, kings, immortal fame, and the human heart, The Song of Achilles is a dazzling literary feat that brilliantly reimagines Homer’s enduring masterwork, The Iliad. An action-packed adventure, an epic love story, a marvelously conceived and executed page-turner, Miller’s monumental debut novel has already earned resounding acclaim from some of contemporary fiction’s brightest lights—and fans of Mary Renault, Bernard Cornwell, Steven Pressfield, and Colleen McCullough’s Masters of Rome series will delight in this unforgettable journey back to ancient Greece in the Age of Heroes.
© 2012 HarperAudio (Audiobook): 9780062115577
Release date
Audiobook: 6 March 2012
Tags
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Lunch
28 May 2020
Definitely worth a read/listen. And a fast one at that.
Riddhi
28 Aug 2021
It's been more than a month after reading the book but I still feel it. Everytime the book is mentioned I feel so many things.If I had to choose just one romance novel to take along in my grave it would be this!
Saurav
17 Apr 2022
An exceptional book narratted exceptionally well.The narration was sooo good that I felt like I was watching a movie in my mind.Much much recommended.Thank u Storytel.I wish u had Circe in your collection.
Shivangi
25 Jan 2024
Did not realise I'd grow to like the book. Enjoyed the narration.
Username
4 Feb 2022
No tears left to shed
Surbhi
5 Jun 2021
Brilliant.
Marb
25 Jul 2022
I will never be able to cry ever again because nothing is sadder than this
Prachi
19 Apr 2024
Heartbreaking and beautiful
Praveen
18 May 2023
Really engaging
Mohita
22 Jun 2021
Oh my god what a book... I'm still crying... A heartwarming book in so many different ways.
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