The Penelopiad - the myth of Penelope And Odysseus

Hardcover, 208 pages

English language

Published Nov. 7, 2005 by Canongate.

ISBN:
978-1-84195-645-9
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What if tales of old weren't written by men about men for men? Hard not to measure it against Circe, which is a more thoughtful take on a similar idea, especially when the audiobook is read by a narrator who leans a little too far into the archness of Atwood's story, so that Penelope ends up sounding like a sassy Manhattan socialite rather than the world-weary but stoic voice that I had in my head from reading it on the page.

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Subjects

  • Penelope (Greek mythology) -- Fiction.
  • Odysseus (Greek mythology) -- Fiction.