157 pages
English language
Published May 31, 2007 by Canongate.
An Iliad
3 stars
(4 reviews)
Alessandro Baricco recreates the siege of Troy through the voices of 21 Homeric characters. Sacrificing none of Homer's panoramic scope, he forgoes Homer's detachment and admits us to realms of subjective experience his predecessor never explored.
Subjects
- Trojan War
- Fiction