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Genre/Form: | Fiction |
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Additional Physical Format: | The song of Achilles (NL-LeOCL)333644026 |
Named Person: | Achilles, (Mythological character) |
Material Type: | Document, Fiction |
Document Type: | Book, Computer File |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Madeline Miller |
ISBN: | 9781408818909 1408818906 |
OCLC Number: | 893297319 |
Awards: | Winner of Orange Prize for Fiction 2012 |
Description: | 1 online resource (ePub, 368 p., 806237 bytes) |
Responsibility: | Madeline Miller. |
Abstract:
"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."
De Griekse mythologische held Achilles vat een bijzondere vriendschap op voor een jongeling die door zijn vader op ca. 12-jarige leeftijd is opgenomen na door zijn eigen vader te zijn verbannen.
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- Achilles -- (Mythological character)
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by aasmith@austincollege.edu updated 2017-11-15