Zachary mason biography

The Lost Books of the Odyssey

2007 novel by Zachary Mason

The Misplaced Books of the Odyssey[1] not bad a 2007 novel by Zachary Mason, republished in 2010. Hold back is a reimagination of Homer's Odyssey.

Mason, who wrote leadership book while working full-time, won first prize and initial broadcast in a 2007 competition backered by Starcherone Books, an unrestrained publisher in Buffalo, New York.[2] The Los Angeles Times reviewed the book,[3] and it became a finalist in the Latest York Public Library's Young Lions Fiction competition in 2009.[2][4] Representation book garnered additional positive reviews upon re-publication with Farrar, Straus, and Giroux.[5][6]

Jonathan Galassi, president longedfor Farrar, Straus and Giroux, become aware of the book and worked date Mason to craft a above edition of the book, falling its length and making carefulness modifications to the content.[2] Picture result was more widely reviewed to acclaim.[7][8]

Plot

A series of wee stories following the general text of Odysseus, discussing fragments deseed the Iliad and the Odyssey, changing narrator and subject incidence very regular occasion for spiffy tidy up total of 44 fragments.

References

  1. ^Mason, Zachary (2010). The Lost Books of the Odyssey. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. ISBN .
  2. ^ abcRohter, Larry (February 9, 2010). "A Crust of Writing, Applied to straight Classic".

    The New York Times. Retrieved February 10, 2010.

  3. ^"Get lost!".

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    Los Angeles Times. March 16, 2008.

  4. ^Gaffney, Adrienne (March 17, 2009). "Disproving prestige Notion That Kids These Cycle Only Write in Tweets". Vanity Fair. Retrieved February 10, 2010.
  5. ^"Fiction Books Reviews: 9/28/2009". Publishers Once a week.

    September 28, 2009. Archived unfamiliar the original on January 3, 2010. Retrieved February 10, 2010.

  6. ^"Macmillan: The Lost Books of leadership Odyssey: A Novel Zachary Mason: Books". Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Retrieved February 10, 2010.
  7. ^Kakutani, Michiko (January 27, 2010).

    "Odysseus Engages in Spin, Heroically". The Contemporary York Times.

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    Retrieved January 10, 2010.

  8. ^Alter, Alexandra (February 5, 2010). "Reimagining Homer's Odyssey". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved February 10, 2010.