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Ransom (Large Print)

Paperback

Main Details

Title Ransom (Large Print)
Authors and Contributors      By (author) David Malouf
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback
Pages:240
Dimensions(mm): Height 240,Width 155
Category/GenreLarge Print
RHYW Large Print
All Dates
Fiction
ISBN/Barcode 9780369386755
Audience
General
Edition Large Print Edition

Publishing Details

Publisher RHYW Large Print
Imprint ReadHowYouWant
NZ Release Date 26 September 2022
Publication Country Australia

Description

Maloufs fable engraves the epic themes of the Trojan war onto a perfect miniature David Malouf shines new light on Homers Iliad, adding twists and reflections, as well as flashes of earthy humour, to surprise and enchant. In this exquisite gem of a novel, Achilles is maddened by grief at the death of his friend Patroclus. From the walls of Troy, King Priam watches the body of his son, Hector, being dragged behind Achilles chariot. There must be a way, he thinks, of reclaiming the body - of pitting compromise against heroics, new ways against the old, and of forcing the hand of fate. Dressed simply and in a cart pulled by a mule, an old man sets off for the Greek camp ... Lyrical, immediate and heartbreaking Maloufs fable engraves the epic themes of the Trojan war onto a perfect miniature - themes of war and heroics, hubris and humanity, chance and fate, the bonds between soldiers, fathers and sons, all newly burnished and brilliantly recast for our times.