The polarising translator of the Odyssey and the Iliad sets out her philosophy in this fascinating collection
Emily Wilson’s translations of the Odyssey in 2017 and the Iliad in 2023 are now the stand…
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Scientists are baffled to discover a fragment of Homer's 'Iliad' INSIDE a Roman-era mummy ○
It's the epic poem that's regarded as the cornerstone of Western literature - and it turns out Homer's Iliad was a must-read for the afterlife, too.
65 days ago
Life of Pi author Yann Martel: ‘I thought the Iliad was a book for old farts… then I started getting ideas’ ⊕
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The best-selling novelist explains why his new retelling of Homer’s epic offers the ideal antidote to the age of Trump
Yann Martel’s writing studio, where he sits while we talk over Zoom, is a mere 10…
4 months ago
Shelter review – super-soldier Jason Statham does the business as he takes on Bill Nighy in action thriller ⊖
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Ric Roman Waugh’s predictable plot redeemed by fight choreography as Statham faces up to Bill Nighy, and casting of young Hamnet actor Bodhi Rae Breathnach
Say what you like about Jason Statham, but h…
7 months ago
Natalie Haynes: ‘I’ll never read anything by a Brontë again’ ⊕
The author and comedian on the immortal lines of Snoopy, discovering the heart of Homer’s Iliad and her culinary comfort read
My earliest reading memory
Harvey’s Hideout by Russell Hoban, illustrated…
12 months ago
Madeleine Thien: ‘I ran in blizzards and -20C – all I wanted was to listen to Middlemarch’ ○
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The Canadian author on mountain running to George Eliot, powerful reminders from Omar El Akkad and the translation that brought Homer’s Iliad to life
My earliest reading memory
Resting in my father’s a…
14 months ago
We passed the 1.5C climate threshhold. We must now explore extreme options | Sir David King ○
We do not have the luxury of rejecting solutions before we have thoroughly investigated their risks, trade-offs and feasibility
As a lifelong scientist, I have always believed that if something is pos…
Is Usha Vance starting to feel a little sorry for herself? | Arwa Mahdawi ○
She left her job when her husband got a shot at VP – only for the couple to be met with the frostiest of receptions in Greenland at the weekend
There are a few people to blame for the fact that JD Van…
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