The Odyssey: (The Stephen Mitchell Translation) Beauty and engage across diverse cultures

and engage across diverse cultures and backgrounds

When the esteemed director of her breakout role suggests a deep dive for her part by shadowing the head of a struggling pro soccer team

down-to-earth man in a territory defined and ruled by multigenerational wealth and power and the daunting tribal codes and customs that come with it

Echoes of timeless myth and folklore reverberate through urgent narratives of discovery

and Anna-Maria are brutally murdered

The Odyssey: (The Stephen Mitchell Translation) Beauty and engage across diverse culturesFrom Stephen Mitchell, the renowned translator whose Iliad was named one of The New Yorkers Favorite Books of 2011, comes a vivid new translation of the Odyssey, complete with textual notes and an illuminating introductory essay. The hardcover publication of the Odyssey received glowing reviews: The New York Times praised Mitchells fresh, elegant diction and the care he lavishes on meter, [which] brought me closer to the transfigurative experience