Odyssey
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Stephen Fry's acclaimed internationally bestselling Greek myths series telling the story of The Odyssey - can a hero find his way home?Follow Odysseus after he leaves the fallen city of Troy and takes ten long dramatic years - battling monsters, the temptations of goddesses and suffering the curse of Poseidon - to voyage home to his wife Penelope on the island of Ithaca.Praise for Stephen Fry's Greek Myths series:'Fry is at his story-telling best . . . the gods will be pleased' The Times'Brilliant . . . all hail Stephen Fry' Daily Mail'A head-spinning marathon of legends' Guardian'A rollicking good read' Independent'An Olympian feat. The gods seem to be smiling on Fry - his myths are definitely a hit' Evening Standard
CONTRIBUTORS: Odyssey
EAN: 9780241486368
COUNTRY: United Kingdom
PAGES: 400
WEIGHT: 700 g
HEIGHT: 234 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Penguin Books Ltd
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GENRE: FICTION / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, HISTORY / Ancient / Greece, HISTORY / Europe / Greece, LITERARY CRITICISM / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology
WIDTH: 153 cm
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Book Themes:
Greece, Ancient Greece, Ancient Greek and Roman literature, Fiction: Traditional stories, myths and fairy tales, Ancient Greek religion and mythology, Mythical, legendary and supernatural beings, monsters and creatures
Praise for Stephen Fry's Greek Myth retellings, A romp through the lives of ancient Greek gods. Fry is at his story-telling best . . . the gods will be pleased, A head-spinning marathon of legends, An odyssey through Greek mythology. Brilliant - all hail Stephen Fry, Fry's lively writing conveys his lifelong passion for Greek myths. A rollicking good read, Praise for Stephen Fry's Greek Myth retellings, A romp through the lives of ancient Greek gods. Fry is at his story-telling best . . . the gods will be pleased, A head-spinning marathon of legends, An odyssey through Greek mythology. Brilliant - all hail Stephen Fry, Fry's lively writing conveys his lifelong passion for Greek myths. A rollicking good read
Stephen Fry is an award-winning comedian, actor, presenter and director. He rose to fame alongside Hugh Laurie in A Bit of Fry and Laurie (which he co-wrote with Laurie) and Jeeves and Wooster and was unforgettable as General Melchett in Blackadder. He has hosted over 180 episodes of QI and has narrated all seven of the Harry Potter novels for the audiobook recordings. He is the bestselling author of four novels - The Liar, The Hippopotamus, Making History and The Stars' Tennis Balls - as well as three volumes of autobiography - Moab is My Washpot, The Fry Chronicles and More Fool Me. Mythos, Heroes and Troy, his retelling of the Greek myths, are all Sunday Times bestsellers.
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Stephen Fry's acclaimed internationally bestselling Greek myths series telling the story of The Odyssey - can a hero find his way home?Follow Odysseus after he leaves the fallen city of Troy and takes ten long dramatic years - battling monsters, the temptations of goddesses and suffering the curse of Poseidon - to voyage home to his wife Penelope on the island of Ithaca.Praise for Stephen Fry's Greek Myths series:'Fry is at his story-telling best . . . the gods will be pleased' The Times'Brilliant . . . all hail Stephen Fry' Daily Mail'A head-spinning marathon of legends' Guardian'A rollicking good read' Independent'An Olympian feat. The gods seem to be smiling on Fry - his myths are definitely a hit' Evening Standard
CONTRIBUTORS: Odyssey
EAN: 9780241486368
COUNTRY: United Kingdom
PAGES: 400
WEIGHT: 700 g
HEIGHT: 234 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Penguin Books Ltd
DATE PUBLISHED:
CITY:
GENRE: FICTION / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, HISTORY / Ancient / Greece, HISTORY / Europe / Greece, LITERARY CRITICISM / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology
WIDTH: 153 cm
SPINE:
Book Themes:
Greece, Ancient Greece, Ancient Greek and Roman literature, Fiction: Traditional stories, myths and fairy tales, Ancient Greek religion and mythology, Mythical, legendary and supernatural beings, monsters and creatures
Stephen Fry is an award-winning comedian, actor, presenter and director. He rose to fame alongside Hugh Laurie in A Bit of Fry and Laurie (which he co-wrote with Laurie) and Jeeves and Wooster and was unforgettable as General Melchett in Blackadder. He has hosted over 180 episodes of QI and has narrated all seven of the Harry Potter novels for the audiobook recordings. He is the bestselling author of four novels - The Liar, The Hippopotamus, Making History and The Stars' Tennis Balls - as well as three volumes of autobiography - Moab is My Washpot, The Fry Chronicles and More Fool Me. Mythos, Heroes and Troy, his retelling of the Greek myths, are all Sunday Times bestsellers.
