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Mythos: A Retelling of the Myths of Ancient Greece

ISBN 
9781405934138
Format 
Paperback
Recommended Price 
R295.00
Published 
August 2018
About the book: 

The Greek myths are the greatest stories ever told, passed down through millennia and inspiring writers and artists as varied as Shakespeare, Michelangelo, James Joyce and Walt Disney. They are embedded deeply in the traditions, tales and cultural DNA of the West.

In Stephen Fry's hands the stories of the titans and gods become a brilliantly entertaining account of ribaldry and revelry, warfare and worship, debauchery, love affairs and life lessons, slayings and suicides, triumphs and tragedies.You'll fall in love with Zeus, marvel at the birth of Athena, wince at Cronus and Gaia's revenge on Ouranos, weep with King Midas and hunt with the beautiful and ferocious Artemis.

Thoroughly spellbinding, informative and moving, Stephen Fry's Mythos  perfectly captures these stories for the modern age - in all their rich and deeply human relevance.

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About the Author
Stephen Fry  is an award-winning comedian, actor, presenter and director. He rose to fame alongside Hugh Laurie in A Bit of Fry and Laurie (which he cowrote with Laurie) and Jeeves and Wooster and was unforgettable as General Melchett in Blackadder. He has hosted over 180 episodes of QI and has narrated all seven of the Harry Potter novels for the audiobook recordings. He is the bestselling author of four novels -  The Liar, The Hippopotamus, Making History and The Stars' Tennis Balls  - as well as three volumes of autobiography -  Moab is My Washpot, The Fry Chronicles and More Fool Me. Mythos, Heroes and Troy,  his retelling of the Greek myths, are all Sunday Times bestsellers.

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