The Song of Achilles
Author: Madeline Miller
ISBN: 978-9389000221
Price: Rs. 539.10 • ✓ 100% Genuine Publisher Edition
Book Overview
About This BookWinner of the Orange women's Prize for fiction The international sensation a Sunday Times and new York Times bestseller 'captivating' Donna tartt 'I loved it' J K Rowling 'ravishingly vivid' Emma Donoghue Greece in the age of heroes. Patroclus, an awkward young prince, has been exiled to the court of King Peleus and his perfect son Achilles. Despite their differences, Achilles befriends the shamed prince, and as they grow into young men skilled in the arts of war and medicine, their bond blossoms into something deeper - despite the displeasure of achilles's mother thetis, a cruel sea goddess. But when word comes that Helen of Sparta has been kidnapped, Achilles must go to war in distant Troy and fulfil his destiny. Torn between love and fear for his friend, Patroclus goes with him, little knowing that the years that follow will test everything they hold dear. 'A book I could not put down' Ann Patchett ?an exciting, sexy, violent Superman version of the Iliad? guardian ?sexy, dangerous, mystical? Bettany Hughes. Read moreBook DetailsAuthor: Madeline MillerPublisher: Bloomsbury India; 2022nd edition (10 April 2019); Bloomsbury IndiaFormat: Paperback – Big Book, 10 April 2019Language: EnglishPages: 368ISBN: 978-9389000221Dimensions: 25.4 x 20.3 x 4.7 cmWeight: 250 g
Browse this title within our Summer Read collection. Edition details: Paperback – Big Book, 10 April 2019, English, 368 pages. Reference ISBN: 978-9389000221.
About the Author
Madeline Miller is the author of The Song of Achilles, which won the Orange Prize for Fiction 2012, was shortlisted for the Stonewall Writer of the Year 2012, was an instant New York Times bestseller, and was translated into twenty-five languages. Madeline holds an MA in Classics from Brown University, and she taught Latin, Greek and Shakespeare to high school students for over a decade. She has also studied at the University of Chicago’s Committee on Social Thought, and at Yale School of Drama, where she focused on the adaptation of classical texts to modern forms. Her essays have appeared in publications including the Guardian, Wall Street Journal, Lapham’s Quarterly and NPR.org. She lives outside Philadelphia. madelinemiller.com.
Book Specifications & Quick Facts
- Reading Level
- General Fiction Readers (All Ages)
- Language & Format
- English • Paperback – Big Book, 10 April 2019
- ISBN Reference
- 978-9389000221
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury India
- Pan-India Delivery
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What is this book about?
About This BookWinner of the Orange women's Prize for fiction The international sensation a Sunday Times and new York Times bestseller 'captivating' Donna tartt 'I loved it' J K Rowling 'ravishingly vivid' Emma Donoghue Greece in the age of heroes. Patroclus, an awkward young prince, has been...
Who should read this book?
Recommended for readers who enjoy Summer Read and are looking for genuine, well-crafted literature by Madeline Miller.
Why Readers Pick This Edition
- You’ll fall into this hauntingly beautiful retelling of Greek myth that puts love, not glory, at its heart. Told through Patroclus’s tender voice, the story makes Achilles feel achingly human and their bond unforgettable. You get sweeping battles, quiet moments of devotion, and prose that lingers long after the last page. If you love emotional, character-driven stories that leave you a little broken in the best way, this book will stay with you.
- Published by Bloomsbury India.
- Language: English.
- Page count: 368.
Catalog Description
About This BookWinner of the Orange women's Prize for fiction The international sensation a Sunday Times and new York Times bestseller 'captivating' Donna tartt 'I loved it' J K Rowling 'ravishingly vivid' Emma Donoghue Greece in the age of heroes. Patroclus, an awkward young prince, has been exiled to the court of King Peleus and his perfect son Achilles. Despite their differences, Achilles befriends the shamed prince, and as they grow into young men skilled in the arts of war and medicine, their bond blossoms into something deeper - despite the displeasure of achilles's mother thetis, a cruel sea goddess. But when word comes that Helen of Sparta has been kidnapped, Achilles must go to war...
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