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Ransom - (Vintage International) by David Malouf (Paperback)

Ransom - (Vintage International) by  David Malouf (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>In his first novel in more than a decade, award-winning author David Malouf reimagines the pivotal narrative of Homer's <i>Iliad</i>--one of the most famous passages in all of literature. <p/>This is the story of the relationship between two grieving men at war: fierce Achilles, who has lost his beloved Patroclus in the siege of Troy; and woeful Priam, whose son Hector killed Patroclus and was in turn savaged by Achilles. A moving tale of suffering, sorrow, and redemption, <i>Ransom </i>is incandescent in its delicate and powerful lyricism and its unstated imperative that we imagine our lives in the glow of fellow feeling.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>Praise for David Malouf and <i>Ransom</i> <p/>"Impressive. . . . That this tender novel lingers so long and hauntingly in the mind is a testament both to Malouf's poetry and to his reverence for the endless power of myth."<br>--<i>The New York Times Book Review</i> <p/>"An eloquent and deeply moving tale of war, kingship, fatherhood, our common mortal lot, and--not incidentally--the enduring power of a good story. . . . Every sentence sings."<br>--<i>Dallas Morning News</i> <p/>"Subtle and extremely moving. . . . Highly inventive. . . . <i>Ransom </i>is a rich meditation on literary genre. . . . Embroidered with imaginative details that often reanimate familiar elements of the epic. . . . Like Euripides, Malouf has scrutinized the vast fabric of Homer's story, looking for open spaces in the weave to insert his own design."<br>--<i>The New Yorker</i> <p/>"Thrillingly profound. . . . Malouf's prose feels timeless--lyric and direct in ways that recall the source material yet seem wholly contemporary."<br>--<i>San Francisco Chronicle</i> <p/>"The 'matter of Troy' has provided the world with timeless examples of heroism, nobility, cleverness and tragic destiny. In <i>Ransom</i>, Malouf adds to this great tradition. . . . <i>Ransom</i> returns again and again to the fundamental human need for story and storytelling."<br>--<i>The Washington Post</i> <p/>"Malouf is at once powerful and tender."<br>--<i>Los Angeles Times</i> <p/>"A writer with great imaginative powers and a gift for acute psychological characterization."<br>--<i>Boston Globe</i> <p/>"Malouf may fairly be called Australia's greatest novelist, and the reasons why are all here, in an economical package--the penetration of his mind into hearts and motivations; the limpid, lucid prose; the bracing immediacy of the story, the art of his artlessness. A simple tale, cobbled from a few lines of an ancient text, but Malouf brings Achilles and Priam and the wagon driver to turbulent life. . . . A remarkable feat."<br>--<i>The Oregonian</i> <p/>"Exquisite. . . . Lovely and moving. . . . Malouf doesn't exploit Homer's <i>Iliad</i>; he fully respects its majesty and at the same time fulfills his own deep need to link the distant past to the terrors of the present. <i>Ransom</i> is a joy to read."<br>--<i>Providence Journal-Bulletin</i> <p/>"Vivid. . . . Priam's character [has] a warmth and immediacy that reflects Malouf's skill for animating historical figures."<br>--<i>The Wall Street Journal</i> <p/>"Remarkable. . . . Highly evocative. . . . That [Malouf] is able to cut such an epic tale down to size (and in the process make it his own) is truly a testament to his gift as a novelist."<br>--<i>Sacramento Book Review</i> <p/>"[A] lithe, graceful and deeply moving tale. . . . These pages of <i>Ransom</i> are nothing short of magical. Malouf's prose is delicate, marvellously alert to the natural world and endowed with a quality that has one name only: wisdom."<br>--<i>The Sydney Morning Herald</i> <p/>"[Malouf is] a storyteller of achievement, for whom simple things gracefully become totems for deeper thought."<br>--<i>Philadelphia Inquirer</i> <p/>"Lyrical, witty, gentle, this is above all a story of transformation. . . . Immensely moving."<br>--<i>The Independent </i>(London) <p/>"Though Malouf's sparingly deployed details, vigorous language, and sly wit humanize these tragic heroes, the story is unmistakably epic and certainly the stuff of legend."<br><i>--Publishers Weekly </i>(starred review)</p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>David Malouf</b>--winner of the inaugural Australia-Asia Literary Award, the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, the Prix Femina Étranger and the <i>Los Angeles Times</i> Book Award--is the author of, among other works, <i>Remembering Babylon</i>, <i> An Imaginary Life </i>and<i> The Conversations at Curlow Creek</i>. He lives in Australia.</p>

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