Song of Achilles
Autor*in: Miller, Madeline
Jahr: 2011
Sprache: Englisch
Umfang: 368 S.
Voraussichtlich verfügbar ab: 21.05.2024
- Inhalt:
- The god touches his finger to the arrow's fletching. Then he breathes, a puff of air â€" as if to send dandelions flying, to push toy boats over water. And the arrow flies, straight and silent, in a curving, downward arc towards Achilles' back. 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, the boys develop a tender friendship, a bond which blossoms into something deeper as they grow into young men. But when Helen of Sparta is kidnapped, Achilles is dispatched to distant Troy to fulfil his destiny. Torn between love and fear for his friend, Patroclus follows, little knowing that the years that follow will test everything they hold dear.
- Madeline Miller is the author of The Song of Achilles, which won the Orange Women's Prize for Fiction, was shortlisted for the Stonewall Writer of the Year 2012, was an instant New York Times bestseller, and was translated into twenty-five languages. Miller holds an MA in Classics from Brown University, and she taught Latin, Greek and Shakespeare to high school students for over a decade. Her second novel Circe was a number one international bestseller and shortlisted for the Women's Prize. madelinemiller.com
Titelinformationen
Titel: Song of Achilles
Autor*in: Miller, Madeline
Verlag: Bloomsbury Pub Plc
ISBN: 9781408818909
Kategorie: Belletristik & Unterhaltung, Romane & Erzählungen
Max. Ausleihdauer: 21 Tage