The Lost Books of the Odyssey
by:
Zachary Mason (author)
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780224090223 (0224090224)
Publish date: May 6th 2010
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
Pages no: 240
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Classics,
Writing,
Literature,
Cultural,
Books About Books,
Historical Fiction,
Literary Fiction,
Greece,
Short Stories,
Mythology,
Retellings
An average mix of sometimes remixes, sometimes alternate, sometimes totally out of context fragments that the author wrote as long forgotten books of the Odyssey. Some are brilliant (the Ariana as Calypso fragment is lovely), the one with Penelope as Helen also lovely, others kinda fall flat. It's a...
This is a beautiful collection of tone poems and evocative scenes inspired by the Odyssey. Those looking for a through-composed novel will be disappointed. The collection of stories explores Odysseus and a multitude of other characters and events from both the Iliad and the Odyssey. Author, Mason...
the lost books of the odyssey is really a collection of very short "what-if" stories that share as a common thread the homeric hero, odysseus, and his adventures. it doesn't read like a novel to me despite the insistence of the title: there's not really a unified plot but rather thematically-connect...
Great book. Like a master jazz musician riffing on a theme. Didn't try to replace or modernize the Odyssey, but filled in gaps and told alternative versions. I felt like I was sitting in front of fire on a little Greek greek island while a master storyteller wove his tales.
I don't know about this book. It was good in some ways, but I didn't feel any desire to keep reading it.
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