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(This last section, known as the Oresteia, is narrated in Odyssey books 3 and 4 by Nestor and Menelaos; and it was later also the basis for Aeschylus' trilogy of tragic plays, the Oresteia.) At the end of the Nostoi the only living Greek hero who still has not returned home is Odysseus. His return is narrated in the Odyssey.
The first novel, Forge of Darkness, was initially released in a hardcover edition by Bantam Books in the United Kingdom and Canada on 31 July 2012, followed by a paperback edition on 2 August 2012. [5] Tor released a hardcover edition for the American market on 18 September 2012 and a paperback edition on 27 August 2013. [6]
The Odyssey (/ ˈ ɒ d ɪ s i /; [1] Ancient Greek: Ὀδύσσεια, romanized: Odýsseia) [2] [3] is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is one of the oldest works of literature still widely read by modern audiences. Like the Iliad, the Odyssey is divided into 24 books.
This Tender Land is a book written by William Kent Krueger and published by Atria Books (now owned by Simon & Schuster [1]) in September 2019.Krueger had written a companion novel to Ordinary Grace, that was accepted and revised, but he pulled it at the last minute and revised it substantially over the next four years, incorporating elements from Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and the Odyssey.
Darkness, also known as World at War, is a series of six fantasy novels by Harry Turtledove. Though a fantasy, its general history, geography, and combatants are analogs of World War II , called the "Derlavai War" in this universe. [ 1 ]
Balthasar's Odyssey (French: Le Périple de Baldassare) is a 2000 novel by Amin Maalouf set in 17th century Europe and the Levant. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Originally written in French, it was shortlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award in 2004.
In the fields of philosophy and mythography, euhemerism (/ j uː ˈ h iː m ər ɪ z əm,-h ɛ m-/) is an approach to the interpretation of mythology in which mythological accounts are presumed to have originated from real historical events or personages.
A prospective series adaptation of the book series by Icelandic author Ragnar Jónasson from CBS Studios and Truenorth was in development in September 2020. [ 3 ] An English-language six-episode series adaptation of the thriller series of books by Ragnar Jonasson was announced in October 2023, with Lasse Hallstrom as director and Lena Olin as ...