Tre amici vivono e lavorano a New York: si frequentano; discutono; srsquo;innamorano; si divertono.Ma lrsquo;ombra dellrsquo;attentato dellrsquo;11 settembre incombe sulle loro vite e le cambia per sempre; li porta a scegliere percorsi diversi; allontanandoli; alla ricerca di se stessi e di uno scopo.Un giovane turista europeo e un ragazzo indiano; in sella ad una vecchia motocicletta sulle strade polverose dellrsquo;India; si muovono alla ricerca di una misteriosa ragazza dalla leggendaria bellezza di cui conoscono solo il nome: Lavina.
#2721974 in eBooks 2007-10-07 2013-08-13File Name: B00EKJBE3Y
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. ClassicBy RCHEVArmitage is the utility-infielder of writer-poets and his work in retelling classics is reason alone to genuflect before his talent. A great; entertaining and timeless translation.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy srThe first paragraph warns you what youre getting into: the ancient and the modern; mercilessly fused. The first scene was shocking to me -- I expected lofty language from such august historical figures -- but as the story unfolds I came to realize that its about a brutal war. We elevate the Iliad by shrouding it in mythology and legend; and now Armitage holds it in front of us in unambiguous language as a nasty; terrible war fought by nasty; terrible people; and Odysseus deserves what happens to him in the sequel.Its a play; so try imagining how you would direct it. Is Odysseus clever? Obnoxious? Smarmy?Is Agamemnon a dottering regal or a slick-haired godfather with shifty eyes?What I like most about this is that; in omitting details; this rendition of the Iliad opens it up to infinite reinterpretation in ones imagination.