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Fantasy · MelancholicExiled Patroclus meets Achilles, son of a sea nymph, in Phthia, and their friendship grows
The Song of Achilles
2011416 pagesModerate readSteady pace
★ Women's Prize for Fiction, 2012
The Trojan War told by Patroclus, the exiled boy who befriends Achilles
Patroclus, son of King Menoetius, tells the story. After he accidentally kills a nobleman's son who attacked him, he is exiled to Phthia. There he meets Achilles, son of King Peleus and the sea nymph Thetis, and the two become close friends. Over time Patroclus's feelings for Achilles grow. The novel draws on Homer's Iliad and other classical sources, and Ecco published it on September 20, 2011.
More about this book
Who
Patroclus, who narrates, and Achilles.
World
The Greek Heroic Age and the Trojan War.
What makes it different
It retells the Iliad's story from Patroclus's point of view. It is Miller's debut.
Feel
Tender and tragic.
Page count and cover shown for: Selected edition
Further reading
- The Song of AchillesWikipedia