Ransom

David Malouf

earliest edition we have, 2009 Penguin Random House, 2009 240 pages

"What happens when a young prince falls in battle and his body is spirited away to be desecrated and dishonoured? His death is the battle price of another young man's death, but what price dishonour and a father's grief?" "In this novel, David Malouf shines new light on Homer's Iliad, adding twists and reflections, as well as flashes of earthy humour, to surprise and enchant. His version opens with Achilles, maddened...

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Ransom edition · 2018 · Penguin Random House · 240 pages · 9780143790846
Ransom edition · 2011 · Penguin Random House · 240 pages · 9781448113347
Ransom edition · 2010 · Random House of Canada · 240 pages · 9780099539520
Ransom edition · 2010 · Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group · 9781299204065
Ransom edition · 2009 · Penguin Random House · 240 pages · 9780701184155

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