An Iliad: A Story of War

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Canongate Books, 2008 - Fiction - 158 pages
Alessandro Baricco recreates the siege of Troy through the voices of 21 Homeric characters. Sacrificing none of Homer's panoramic scope, he forgoes Homer's detachment and admits us to realms of subjective experience his predecessor never explored.

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Alessandro Baricco
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About the author (2008)

Alessandro Baricco was born in Turin in 1958. He is the author of six novels, including Silk and Without Blood, four of which have been translated into English. Ann Goldstein has translated works by, among others, authors Roberto Calasso, Alessandro Baricco, Pier Paolo Pasolini, and Aldo Buzzi. She has been the recipient of the PEN Renato Poggioli Translation Award.

Bibliographic information

TitleAn Iliad: A Story of War
AuthorAlessandro Baricco
Editionreprint
PublisherCanongate Books, 2008
ISBN1847671039, 9781847671035
Length158 pages
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Fiction / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology
Fiction / General
Fiction / Historical / General
Fiction / Literary
  
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