Name: The Song of Achilles
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Author: Madeline Miller
ISBN: 9781526648174

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Physical Book

Author

Madeline Miller

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing Ltd.

Year

2021

Language

English

Pages

384

Format

Hardcover

ISBN13

9781526648174

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The Song of Achilles

Madeline Miller (Author) · Bloomsbury Publishing Ltd. · Hardcover

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Synopsis "The Song of Achilles "

Greece in the age of Heroes. Patroclus, an awkward young prince, has been exiled to the kingdom of Phthia. Here he is nobody, just another unwanted boy living in the shadow of King Peleus and his golden son, Achilles.

Achilles, “best of all the Greeks,” is everything Patroclus is not—strong, beautiful, the child of a goddess—and by all rights their paths should never cross. Yet one day, Achilles takes the shamed prince under his wing and soon their tentative connection gives way to a steadfast friendship. As they grow into young men skilled in the arts of war and medicine, their bond blossoms into something far deeper—despite the displeasure of Achilles’ mother Thetis, a cruel sea goddess with a hatred of mortals.

Fate is never far from the heels of Achilles. When word comes that Helen of Sparta has been kidnapped, the men of Greece are called upon to lay siege to Troy in her name. Seduced by the promise of a glorious destiny, Achilles joins their cause. Torn between love and fear for his friend, Patroclus follows Achilles into war, little knowing that the years that follow will test everything they have learned, everything they hold dear. And that, before he is ready, he will be forced to surrender his friend to the hands of Fate.

Profoundly moving and breathtakingly original, this rendering of the epic Trojan War is a dazzling feat of the imagination, a devastating love story, and an almighty battle between gods and kings, peace and glory, immortal fame and the human heart.

Madeline Miller

(Author)

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She holds a Master's degree in Classical Languages. For the past ten years, she has been a teacher of Latin, Greek, and Shakespeare with high school students. She has also studied Social Thought at the University of Chicago, and in the playwriting department at the Yale School of Drama, where she specialized in adapting classical texts to modern forms. She currently lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where she teaches and writes.

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