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Set in eighth‑century B.C. Sicily, the novel follows Nausicaa, a princess whose life is shaped by the plague that ravaged her island. In a unique metafictional frame, she narrates her own journey to becoming the famed epic poet who wrote the Odyssey. Through her recollections, the reader explores how myth and history intertwine in the creation of one of literature’s greatest works.
First publish date: 1955
Genre: Historical Fiction/Ancient Historical Fiction
Authors: Robert Graves
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