Homer’s classic epic of survival, revenge, and homecoming, translated by E. V. Rieu, now in a stunning clothbound edition designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith, and featuring an Introduction by Peter V. Jones.
Soon to be a major motion picture directed by Christopher Nolan
The epic tale of Odysseus and his ten-year journey home after the Trojan War, one of the earliest and greatest works of Western literature. Confronted by natural and supernatural threats—shipwrecks, battles, monsters, and the implacable enmity of the sea god Poseidon—Odysseus must use his wit and native cunning if he is to reach his homeland of Ithaca safely and overcome the obstacles that, even there, await him.
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Bold of them to assume I finished reading already, but. . .
"With the size of my to be read pile, it's amazing enough I've started this by the time they asked for a review. However! The quality of the book itself is great. The pages are thick and sturdy, the cover texture is lovely and once I finish reading this is going to be a great display piece. I am probably going back for the Illiad soon so that I can have the matching covers."
