Song of Achilles Modern Erpenbeck asks: "Is there some

Erpenbeck asks: "Is there some kind of perpetrator who makes things that I know cherish and disappear

When the image is distorted by our minds

Middlemarch displays George Eliot's clear-eyed yet humane understanding of characters caught up in the mysterious unfolding of self-knowledge

and engaging battle scenes

Song of Achilles Modern Erpenbeck asks: "Is there someA New York Times Bestseller "At once a scholar's homage to The Iliad and startlingly original work of art. A book I could not put down." Ann Patchett, author of The Dutch House A thrilling, profoundly moving, and utterly unique retelling of the legend of Achilles and the Trojan War from the bestselling author of Circe A tale of gods, kings, immortal fame, and the human heart, The Song of Achilles is a dazzling literary feat that brilliantly reimagines