Born of god and king and hidden as a girl until Odysseus discovers him, Achilles becomes the Greeks' greatest warrior at Troy. Into his story comes a cast of fascinating

Achilles: A Novel

Born of god and king and hidden as a girl until Odysseus discovers him, Achilles becomes the Greeks' greatest warrior at Troy. Into his story comes a cast of fascinating charactersâ‚¬â€¢among them Hector, Helen, Penthiselaia the Amazon Queen, and the centaur Chiron; and finally John Keats, whose writings form the basis of a meditation on the nature of identity and shared experience. Achilles is an affirmation of the story's enduring power to reach across centuries and cultures to the core of our imagination.
Country USA
Brand St. Martins Press-3PL
Manufacturer Picador
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber Refer to Sapnet.
ReleaseDate 2003-02-01
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780312311100

Achilles: A Novel