num_pages: 480
description: Lombardo's Odyssey offers the distinctive speed, clarity, and boldness that so distinguished his 1997 Iliad ."[Lombardo] has brought his laconic wit and love of the ribald . . . to his version of the Odyssey . His carefully honed syntax gives the narrative energy and a whirlwind pace. The lines, rhythmic and clipped, have the tautness and force of Odysseus' bow."—Chris Hedges, The New York Times Book Review
language: English
title: Odyssey
titlecomplete: Odyssey
characters: Helen of Troy, Penelope (wife of Odysseus), Minerva, Polyphemus, Odysseus, Telemachus, Achilles, Agamemnon
genres: Read For School, Mythology, Historical Fiction, School, Poetry, Literature, Fantasy, Classics, Adventure, Fiction
ratings_count: 1039453
places: Ithaca
publisher: Hackett Publishing Company, Inc.