The Song of Achilles -- Madeline Miller

Description: A New York Times Bestseller At once a scholar's homage to The Iliad and startlingly original work of art....A book I could not put down. --Ann Patchett, author of The Dutch House A thrilling, profoundly moving, and utterly unique retelling of the legend of Achilles and the Trojan War from the bestselling author of Circe 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 so Book and Mortar Record Store The Song of Achilles -- Madeline Miller 26.76 A New York Times Bestseller At once a scholar's homage to The Iliad and startlingly original work of art....A book I could not put down. --Ann Patchett, author of The Dutch House A thrilling, profoundly moving, and utterly unique retelling of the legend of Achilles and the Trojan War from the bestselling author of Circe 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. Author: Madeline Miller Publisher: Ecco Press Published: 03/06/2012 Pages: 384 Binding Type: Hardcover Weight: 1.28lbs Size: 9.26h x 6.41w x 1.25d ISBN: 9780062060617 Accelerated Reader: Reading Level: 4.7 Point Value: 14 Interest Level: Upper Grade Quiz #/Name: 155136 / Song of Achilles Award: Spectrum Awards - Winner Award: Chautauqua Prize - Finalist Review Citation(s): Library Journal 10/15/2011 pg. 58 Publishers Weekly 11/07/2011 pg. 2 Library Journal 11/15/2011 pg. 67 Shelf Awareness 03/13/2012 New York Times Book Review 04/29/2012 pg. 18 Library Journal 06/01/2012 pg. 98 Publishers Weekly 11/14/2011 LJ Top 10 Book 12/01/2012 pg. 23 Shelf Awareness 12/28/2012 SLJ Best Adult Bks 4 Teens 12/01/2012 pg. 37

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