Reading for pleasure is the single biggest indicator of a child s academic success oecd contact. An expert in classical history literature and mythology american author madeleine miller leapt to public notice with her orange prize winning global bestseller the song of achilles.
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Emotion drips from the pages making it impossible not to at least tear up through the book.
Madeline miller books song of achilles. 9781408821985 bloomsbury paperbacks 2012 softcover. The song of achilles by madeline miller review the greek demi god achilles emerges for the first time as a lover as well as a fighter in this beautifully written novel madeline miller conceals. While i am a certified cry baby i can confidently say that no books had made me cry as much as the song of achilles did.
Madeline miller has a ba and ma from brown university in latin and ancient greek and has been teaching both for the past nine years. A young classics scholar who specialized in adapting classical tales for a modern audience at the yale school of drama miller has penned a seductive hugely entertaining backstory that lends complexity to homer s virile action adventure by imagining the intimate friendship between achilles and the devoted patroclus. Buy the song of achilles by madeline miller from amazon s fiction books store.
Miller spent ten years writing song of achilles while she worked as a latin and greek teacher. She is a 2019 recipient of the alex awards. She has also studied at the yale school of drama specialising in adapting classical tales to a modern audience.
The song of achilles by madeline miller at abebooks co uk isbn 10. One of 2012 s most exciting debuts is madeline miller s song of achilles a prequel of sorts to the iliad that traces the rise and fall of the greek golden boy of myth. The song of achilles is her first novel and was the winner of the orange prize for fiction 2012.
I love giant ass teddy bears adore rainy days and books that can reduce me to a sobbing ugly mess. It s written with gorgeous prose but that s not what really stands out about this novel. December 13 2019 8 books to read if you love the song of achilles by madeline miller here s 3 fun facts about me.
It won the orange prize for fiction making miller the fourth debut novelist to win the prize. Madeline miller is an american novelist author of the song of achilles and circe. 1408821982 isbn 13.
The song of achilles is a romantic retelling of the illiad. The song of achilles. The novel tells the story of the love between the mythological figures achilles and patroclus.
For the first 150 pages this book is a simple romance. The song of achilles madeline miller. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction.
Her second novel is an electrifying take on greek myth s most misunderstood deity.
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