The song of Achilles / Madeline Miller

Author: Miller, Madeline
Published: New York, NY : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2012.
Copyright Date: ©2012
Edition: First Ecco paperback edition.
Physical Description: 378, 30 pages ; 21 cm

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Summary

Patroclus, an awkward young prince, follows Achilles into war, little knowing that the years that follow will test everything they have learned, everything they hold dear. And that, before he is ready, he will be forced to surrender his friend to the hands of Fate. Set during the Trojan War.

Subject(s)

Achilles (Mythological character)—Fiction
Achilles (Mythological character)
To 146 B.C.
Trojan War—Fiction
Greeks—Turkey—Fiction
Guerre de Troie—Romans, nouvelles, etc
Greeks
Gay characters
Queer characters
LGBTQ+ characters
Achilles (Greek mythology)—Fiction
Greeks—Fiction
Historical fiction
War—Fiction
Troy (Extinct city)—Fiction
Greece—History—To 146 B.C.—Fiction
Troy (Extinct city)—Legends
Troie (Ville ancienne)—Légendes
Grèce—Histoire—Jusqu'à 146 av. J.-C.—Romans, nouvelles, etc
Greece
Turkey
Turkey—Troy (Extinct city)
Greece—History—Fiction
Trojan War

Genre(s)

War fiction
Novels
Historical fiction
Fiction
History

ISBN

0062060627 (paperback)
9780062060624 (paperback)

Note

Includes a character glossary and additional section with author interview, information about the book and author essays.

Awards

Orange Prize for Fiction, 2012.

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