The Song of Achilles (Orange Prize for Fiction 2012) - Madeline Miller
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The Song of Achilles (Orange Prize for Fiction 2012)
Madeline Miller
Synopsis "The Song of Achilles (Orange Prize for Fiction 2012)"
Greece in the age of heroes. Patroclus, an awkward young prince, has been exiled to the court of King Peleus and his perfect son Achilles. Despite their differences, Achilles befriends the shamed prince, and as they grow into young men skilled in the arts of war and medicine, their bond blossoms into something deeper - despite the displeasure of Achilles's mother Thetis, a cruel sea goddess. But when word comes that Helen of Sparta has been kidnapped, Achilles must go to war in distant Troy and fulfill his destiny. Torn between love and fear for his friend, Patroclus goes with him, little knowing that the years that follow will test everything they hold dear.
Tiene una maestría en Lenguas Clásicas. Durante los últimos diez años ha sido profesora de latín, griego y de Shakespeare con estudiantes de secundaria. También ha estudiado Pensamiento Social en la Universidad de Chicago, y en el departamento de dramaturgia del Yale School of Drama, donde se especializó en la adaptación de los textos clásicos a las formas modernas. Actualmente vive en Cambridge, Massachusetts, donde enseña y escribe.