num_pages: 199
description: Alternate cover edition for ISBN 9781841957982For Penelope, Odysseus's wife, running a kingdom while her husband is away fighting in the Trojan War is no simple matter. Already distressed that he had been lured away because of the shocking behavior of her beautiful cousin Helen, Penelope must also raise her wayward son, face scandalous rumors, and keep more than one hundred lustful, greedy, and bloodthirsty suitors at bay.Margaret Atwood gives voice to Penelope, one of antiquity's most infamous heroines, so that she can tell her story at last and set the record straight once and for all.
language: English
title: The Penelopiad
titlecomplete: The Penelopiad
characters: Odysseus, Helen of Troy, Eurycleia, Telemachus, Penelope (wife of Odysseus)
genres: Fiction, Classics, Retellings, Canada, Greek Mythology, Feminism, Historical, Historical Fiction, Mythology, Fantasy
ratings_count: 68153
places: Ancient Greece, Ithaca, Greece
awards: awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Mythopoeic Fantasy Award
category: Adult Literature
publisher: Canongate Books