A must-read for anyone who appreciates The Odyssey is by Nikos kazantzakis, a Greek himself and perhaps one of the best (and least well-known) of the past 100 years. Nominated for the Nobel Prize in literature, he wrote a truly amazing book called The Odyssey: A Modern Sequel. [0]
Even translated into English, the language is indescribably entrancing. I won't try to do it justice here. Thematically, it picks up where Homer left off: Odysseus, genius & trickster, covered in the blood of those who sought to take his home & wife, is home after 20 years of war and strife with gods & monsters. How can such a man return to a normal life?
Even translated into English, the language is indescribably entrancing. I won't try to do it justice here. Thematically, it picks up where Homer left off: Odysseus, genius & trickster, covered in the blood of those who sought to take his home & wife, is home after 20 years of war and strife with gods & monsters. How can such a man return to a normal life?
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikos_Kazantzakis