An Odyssey - A Father, A Son and an Epic

Informationen zum Autor Daniel Mendelsohn is a prize-winning writer and critic. His books include the international best seller The Lost, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award and many others; a memoir, The Elusive Embrace, a New York Times Notable Book and a Los Angeles Times Best Book of the Year; a translation, with commentary, of the complete poems of C. P. Cavafy, a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year; and two collections of essays. He lives in the Hudson Valley of New York. Klappentext SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE 2017 SHORTLISTED FOR THE LONDON HELLENIC PRIZE 2017 WINNER OF THE PRIX MÉDITERRANÉE 2018 From the award-winning, best-selling writer: a deeply moving tale of a father and son's transformative journey in reading - and reliving - Homer's epic masterpiece.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Daniel Mendelsohn, Daniel Mendelsohn, Mendelsohn Daniel
• Editore: William Collins
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.01.2017
• EAN: 9780007545131
• ISBN: 978-0-00-754513-1
• Pagine: 320
• Dimensioni: 130 mm x 200 mm x 22 mm
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Biografie, autobiografie; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary Figures, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs, Autobiography: general, Memoirs, TRAVEL / Europe / Greece, POETRY / European / General, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Parenting / Fatherhood, Travel writing, Ancient World, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary studies: poetry & poets, c 500 to c 1000 CE, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: ancient, classical & medieval, c 2010 to c 2019, North America (USA & Canada), Ancient Greek and Roman literature