Ransom
by:
David Malouf (author)
In his first novel in more than a decade, award-winning author David Malouf reimagines the pivotal narrative of Homer’s Iliad—one of the most famous passages in all of literature. This is the story of the relationship between two grieving men at war: fierce Achilles, who has lost his beloved...
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In his first novel in more than a decade, award-winning author David Malouf reimagines the pivotal narrative of Homer’s Iliad—one of the most famous passages in all of literature. This is the story of the relationship between two grieving men at war: fierce Achilles, who has lost his beloved Patroclus in the siege of Troy; and woeful Priam, whose son Hector killed Patroclus and was in turn savaged by Achilles. A moving tale of suffering, sorrow, and redemption, Ransom is incandescent in its delicate and powerful lyricism and its unstated imperative that we imagine our lives in the glow of fellow feeling.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780307475244 (0307475247)
Publish date: January 25th 2011
Publisher: Vintage
Pages no: 224
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Academic,
School,
Literature,
Cultural,
Book Club,
Historical Fiction,
Literary Fiction,
War,
Greece,
Mythology,
Australia
(Original Review, 2010-01-15)Someone else mentioned David Malouf's “Ransom” in a linked discussion. I highly recommend the book to others once they've been through “Homer.” What Mr. Malouf does with the relationship between Priam and Achilles manages - I think - to hold fast with the classic but sim...
After reading a succession of great books, my luck finally ran out with Ransom. Damn. So, I love the story of the Iliad. Haven't actually read the original story, tbh, but nonetheless I am quite fond of the story. So when I discovered Ransom, my hopes were high. Unfortunately I was let down. The p...
I have a sudden desire to go out and get a copy of Homer's works.
I’ve never liked Achilles but the more times I read The Iliad and related material, the more I’ve come to appreciate the difficulties he faced. Do you act in the world and risk failure or the betrayal of everything you hold true? Or do you – in effect – keep your head down and hope the gods take no ...
New Yorker digs it a lot: http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/books/2010/04/05/100405crbo_books_mendelsohn