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The Songs of the Kings

by Barry Unsworth

Format:  Paperback
Published:  April 2004
Category:  Literary
Publisher:  W W Norton & Co Inc
Pages:  342

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Barry Unsworth's historical novel takes place during the Trojan War, while the Greek ships are trapped at Aulis by unfavorable winds. Wanting to placate the gods and turn the winds, the sailors wish to sacrifice Agamemnon's daughter, Iphigeneia. Unsworth investigates the mix of emotions experienced by those involved, who include not only father and daughter but Odysseus and other familiar figures from the heroic era of Greek literature. A New York Times Notable Book for 2003.

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