num_pages: 512
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: The Odyssey
titlecomplete: The Odyssey
characters: Polyphemus, Telemachus, Helen of Troy, Achilles, Minerva, Odysseus, Agamemnon, Penelope (wife of Odysseus)
genres: Literature, Classics, School, Adventure, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Poetry, Read For School, Greek Mythology, Fantasy
ratings_count: 1039599
places: Ithaca
publisher: Hackett Publishing Company, Inc.