The Song Of Achilles

He is the son of the king peleus of phthia and the nymph thetis.

The song of achilles. He is fostered by peleus father of achilles and is at first ignored by achilles and all the other boys fostered by peleus. Achilles known also as aristos achaion best of all the greeks is patroclus best friend lover and soulmate. The song of achilles is a retelling one which takes the myth and runs with it. The song of achilles is a retelling of iliad through the eyes of patroclus and focuses on his relationship with achilles.

295 quotes from the song of achilles. Patroclus a prince is exiled from his home lands at a young age after accidentally killing a boy. The song of achilles review. An action packed adventure an epic love story a marvelously conceived and executed page turner miller s monumental debut novel has already earned resounding.

Madeline miller born july 24 1978 is an american novelist author of the song of achilles 2011 and circe 2018. The greek demi god achilles emerges for the first time as a lover as well as a fighter in this beautifully written novel. Greece in the age of heroes. The song of achilles is brilliant at conjuring a world where capricious gods and unbreakable prophecies are simply part of life and at capturing the tangled amorality of politics and war like some delirious fusion of game of thrones and jean genet the story wonderfully brings home how eye poppingly weird and gripping classical.

Read 26 838 reviews from the world s largest community for readers. The song of achilles book. I thoroughly enjoyed the book it was a welcome change as i got to see the gentler side of achilles and learned a lot more about his inner conflicts sense of humor and his ability to love deeply. The song of achilles by madeline miller review.

Here achilles really is the son of a sea nymph he is trained by a centaur and gods play their part in the lives of man. Patroclus an awkward young p. I would know him blind by the way his breaths came and his feet s. Achilles is a demi god destined to gain glory and immortality in a war.

Miller spent ten years writing song of achilles while she worked as a latin and greek teacher. The song of achilles is centred on two main characters. I could recognize him by touch alone by smell.