The Song of Achilles

The Song of Achilles"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

"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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Ecco Press
Published: 08/28/2012
ISBN: 9780062060624
Pages: 378
Weight: 0.72lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.33w x 1.05d

Review Citations: New York Times Book Review 09/16/2012 pg. 28

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 155136 / Song of Achilles
Reading Level: 4.7 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 14