Ransom
Synopsis
David Malouf shines new light on Homer’s ILIAD, adding twists and reflections, as well as flashes of earthy humour, to surprise and enchant.In this exquisite gem of a novel, Achilles is maddened by grief at the death of his friend Patroclus. From the walls of Troy, King Priam watches the body of his son, Hector, being dragged behind Achilles’ chariot. There must be a way, he thinks, of reclaiming the body - of pitting compromise against heroics, new ways against the old, and of forcing the hand of fate. Dressed simply and in a cart pulled by a mule, an old man sets off for the Greek camp ...Lyrical, immediate and heartbreaking Malouf’s fable engraves the epic themes of the Trojan war onto a perfect miniature - themes of war and heroics, hubris and humanity, chance and fate, the bonds between soldiers, fathers and sons, all newly burnished and brilliantly recast for our times.
News & Blog
More News & BlogDavid Malouf’s RANSOM has taken home The Criticos Prize in a ceremony in Athens. The Prize is an annual award celebrating original works inspired by Greece or Hellenic culture, written in English by an author of any nationality. Read more about The Criticos Prize On top of this latest win, RANSOM has also won a host of Australian awards, including the Australian Literature Society Gold Medal. Read...
Last night RANSOM by David Malouf was awarded Australia’s longest-running literary prize, the Australian Literature Society (ALS) Gold Medal. The first ALS medal was awarded in 1899. See this year's shortlist and past winners here. Read the first chapter of RANSOM.
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