The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller Groundswell Speaker 2024 Booker Prize-winner Ben Okri argues

Booker Prize-winner Ben Okri argues in this evocative collection

The music of Arthur Russell defies classification

and the mighty Irish hero

thwarted desires and powerlessness

and the obligations placed upon her as her livelihood is at stake

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller Groundswell Speaker 2024 Booker Prize-winner Ben Okri arguesGreece in the age of heroes. Patroclus, an awkward young prince, has been exiled to the court of King Peleus and his perfect son Achilles. Despite their differences, Achilles befriends the shamed prince, and as they grow into young men skilled in the arts of war and medicine, their bond blossoms into something deeper despite the displeasure of Achilles's mother Thetis, a cruel sea goddess. But when word comes that Helen of Sparta has been kidnapped,