The Song of Achilles
by Madeline Miller · 2011
Literary Fiction · ranked #104 in category
Winner · The Women's Prize for Fiction, 2012
Patroclus, a young Greek prince, is exiled to the court of Peleus where he meets the brilliant, gold-haired Achilles. Their childhood friendship becomes love; their love leads to Troy. Miller's retelling of the Iliad through the eyes of Patroclus is one of the most beloved retellings of classical myth in recent years.
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