Homer’s The Odyssey is one of the great adventure stories of world literature. Ten years after the fall of Troy, the Greek hero Odysseus is still struggling to return home to Ithaca, where his wife Penelope and son Telemachus await him.
His long journey brings encounters with the Cyclops, Circe, the Sirens, shipwrecks, monsters and the wrath of the god Poseidon. Meanwhile, back in Ithaca, Penelope is besieged by suitors who assume Odysseus is dead and are competing to take his place.
At once an epic adventure and a story about homecoming, identity, loyalty, temptation and storytelling itself, The Odyssey has remained compelling for nearly three thousand years.
Any translation is very welcome. For anyone looking for an edition, Robert Fagles’ acclaimed translation is a particularly lively and accessible choice.
This book was chosen on the theme of castaways.
