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Conversations with Achilles
By Bill Hand
By Bill Hand
Publication Date: 7th November 2023
Publisher: Historium Press
Print Length: 383
Genre: Ancient World Mythology
Achilles - warrior, hero, son of a demigod sea nymph whose presence, oracles claim, is the only thing that will deliver Troy into the hands of the Achaians.
And what does he do when he's dead?
Why, he tells the tale of his life to any shades who will gather to listen.
Conversations with Achilles follows the Greek legend as he retells, in seven sets and with harsh honesty the story of his life and the war with Troy. The greatness and brutality of himself and his fellow warriors, the bickering of the gods, come through with a blend of sharp humor and dark tragedy: we relive his love for his slave-turned-bride Briseis, of his mother's desperate battle to defeat the Fates who declared he would die young in battle.
It is a comic but brutal tale in which we meet the heroes, the villains, the very gods clashed and crashed over Troy's fate-and shaped the life of that war's greatest - or was he? - hero.
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Bill Hand
In addition to his creative writing, Bill Hand is a historian and journalist and photographer for an online newspaper called New Bern Live and president of the North Carolina History Theater, a company emphasizing the history of North Carolina in its productions. He is also the inhouse playwright. A native of Indiana, who was raised in Pennsylvania and has been in New Bern since 1995, Bill lives with his wife, dogs and a bit too many cats. His published works include plays, regional histories and a fantasy novel, "The One Prince".
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The idea of Achilles telling his own story after death is such a compelling twist. I’ve always loved Greek mythology, and this sounds like something I’d really enjoy reading.
ReplyDeleteAchilles with hindsight sounds like a dangerous thing — and I mean that in the best way. I’m a big fan of Greek mythology, so this angle really caught my attention. Thanks for the introduction to the book!
ReplyDeleteAchilles looking back on his life after death? That alone made me stop and read. I’m a sucker for Greek mythology, and this sounds like a refreshingly different take on a familiar legend.
ReplyDeleteAchilles narrating his own legacy after death? That’s a hook.
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