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Achilles: A Novel by Elizabeth Cook (English) Paperback Book

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ISBN-13: 9780312311100 gtin13: 9780312311100 Type: Does not apply ISBN: 9780312311100

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The Nile on eBay FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Achilles by Elizabeth Cook This powerful, passionate and beautifully crafted retelling of the epic tale of "Achilles" recreates Homer's fated hero in a new and striking reality. An unforgettable and deeply moving work of fiction, "Achilles" is also an affirmation of the story's enduring power to reach across centuries and cultures to the core of imagination. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description 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 characters--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. Review "This book is a tiny treasure....If, as they say, every generation demands its own translation of Homer, Cook brings us here a Homer for the MTV generation." --Slate.com "Everything in this novel, except the number of pages, is larger than life, and in reading it we are returned to our own lives with a sense of larger possibility. This bright, fierce book reminds us that, however grievous, however inevitable our losses, we do not bear them alone." --Boston Sunday Globe "This forceful re-creation of the life of Achilles sacrifices nothing to modernity....At the same time, this brief, intense novel is unmistakably modern in intent.... Fragments of keen, almost carnal prose have the cumulative effect of a requiem." --The New Yorker "[A] poetic masterpiece, a psychologically acute portrait... Achilles is also unfailingly modern: swift, cinematic, sexually explicit, and ravishingly beautiful." --The Atlantic Monthly Review Quote This forceful re-creation of the life of Achilles sacrifices nothing to modernity....At the same time, this brief, intense novel is unmistakably modern in intent.... Fragments of keen, almost carnal prose have the cumulative effect of a requiem. Details ISBN 0312311109 Author Elizabeth Cook Short Title ACHILLES Language English ISBN-10 0312311109 ISBN-13 9780312311100 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 823 Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Imprint St Martin's Press Birth 1952 Illustrations Illustrations, black and white Subtitle A Novel DOI 10.1604/9780312311100 AU Release Date 2000-09-05 NZ Release Date 2000-09-05 UK Release Date 2000-09-05 Publisher St Martin's Press Audience General Pages 128 Year 2003 Publication Date 2003-02-01 US Release Date 2003-02-01 Country of Origin US Product Class Description Historical & Mythological Fiction We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICY No questions asked, 30 day returns! FREE DELIVERY No matter where you are in the UK, delivery is free. SECURE PAYMENT Peace of mind by paying through PayPal and eBay Buyer Protection TheNile_Item_ID:7058385;

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