Description: From the author of the international bestseller Life of Pi, a brilliant retelling of the Trojan War from the perspective of two commoners: an ancient soldier and a modern scholar.
Brief description: Yann Martel is the author of Life of Pi, the international bestseller that won the 2002 Booker Prize and was adapted to the screen in the Oscar-winning film by Ang Lee. He lives in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
Review Quotes: Original, thought-provoking, and utterly absorbing... [An] inventive novel about a classics scholar who makes a thrilling discovery.--Kristine Huntley, Booklist, starred review