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A brilliant novel vividly retells the tale of Achilles, who, born of god and king, and disguised as a girl until he was discovered by Odysseus, became the ancient Greeks' greatest warrior. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.
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Born of god and king and hidden as a girl until Odysseus discovers him, Achilles becomes the Greeks' greatest warrior at Troy. Into his story comes a cast of fascinating characters—among them Hector, Helen, Penthiselaia the Amazon Queen, and the centaur Chiron; and finally John Keats, whose writings form the basis of a meditation on the nature of identity and shared experience. Achilles is an affirmation of the story's enduring power to reach across centuries and cultures to the core of our imagination.
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