Madeline Miller: The Song of Achilles, Kartoniert / Broschiert
The Song of Achilles
- A Novel
- Publisher:
- Harper Collins Publ. USA, 08/2012
- Binding:
- Kartoniert / Broschiert, Trade PB
- Language:
- Englisch
- ISBN-13:
- 9780062060624
- Item number:
- 2467241
- Volume:
- 378 Pages
- Weight:
- 311 g
- Format:
- 209 x 136 mm
- Thickness:
- 30 mm
- Release date:
- 28.8.2012
- Note
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Caution: Product is not in German language
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| Buch, Kartoniert / Broschiert, ,, Englisch | EUR 10.77* |
Blurb
Achilles, "the best of all the Greeks," son of the cruel sea goddess Thetis and the legendary king Peleus, is strong, swift, and beautiful--- irresistible to all who meet him. Patroclus is an awkward young prince, exiled from his homeland after an act of shocking violence. Brought together by chance, they forge an inseparable bond, despite risking the gods' wrath.
They are trained by the centaur Chiron in the arts of war and medicine, but when word comes that Helen of Sparta has been kidnapped, all the heroes of Greece are called upon to lay siege to Troy in her name. Seduced by the promise of a glorious destiny, Achilles joins their cause, and torn between love and fear for his friend, Patroclus follows. Little do they know that the cruel Fates will test them both as never before and demand a terrible sacrifice.
Biography
Madeline Miller studierte Latein und Altgriechisch an der Brown University und arbeitet seit mehreren Jahren als Universitätsdozentin. Nach einer Ausbildung an der Yale School of Drama hat sie sich auf die Adaption von klassischen Stoffen für ein modernes Publikum spezialisiert.
