Odyssey

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Beschreibung

<p><b>READ THE FINAL BOOK IN STEPHEN FRY'S ACCLAIMED INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING GREEK MYTHS SERIES TELLING THE STORY OF THE ODYSSEY</b></p><p>CAN A HERO FIND HIS WAY HOME?</p><p>The <b>most famous heroic story of all time,</b> <i>Odyssey</i> is chock full of <b>monsters, murder, maelstroms,</b> gods, giants, wit, wisdom - and <b>the most cunning hero</b> of them all: Odysseus</p><p><b>'Outstandingly entertaining quartet of books </b>. . . Fry <b>breathes contemporary relevance into these ancient tales . . . </b>his wry sense of humour and natural gift for storytelling make for a<b> highly engaging read' </b><i>Observer</i></p><p><b>'[A] jaunty version of Homer. . . </b>The last in Fry's four-book retelling of the Greek myths is <b>relatable and full of humour'</b> <i>Guardian, Book of the Day</i></p><p><b>'</b>The familiar narrative<b> bounds along in a chatty style, </b>coloured with mildly revisionist insights into the characters<b>'</b> <i>Daily Mail</i></p><p><b>----</b></p><p><b>Troy has fallen - and the victorious Greeks head home . . .</b></p><p></p><p>Setting sail, hero Odysseus dreams of lying in the arms of his beloved wife Penelope, and of teaching his son Telemachus a warrior's ways. However, gods toy with the desires of little mortals. Angered by this upstart's presumption, Poseidon - God of the ocean realms - curses our hero to wander the seas for ten long years.</p><p>Encountering one-eyed giants, six-headed monsters, terrible storms, titanic whirlpools, hypnotic sirens, seductive witches and jealous goddesses, Odysseus is tempted and tormented beyond any man's endurance.</p><p>Yet he is no mere mortal - and the lure of his wife and son draws him, step by step, stroke by stroke, ever closer to home and his destiny . . .</p><p><b>A tale of love and longing, return and redemption, home and hope, Stephen Fry's <i>Odyssey</i> sees the author and national treasure weave together the final fabulous threads of the tapestry begun in worldwide bestseller, <i>

Artikeldetails

EAN

9780241486351

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Buch

Maße

239 x 161 x 40 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2024

Verlag / Hersteller

Penguin Books Ltd (UK)